I am writing this a first review I normally would not be this harsh but this stay was really not great. Individually the reasons mentioned below would not be a complete deal breaker but this was tragic. I would have called and canceled my stay immediately but I only needed it to sleep and I was staying one night.
Check in: 3/5- host was there and ready, gave us a walk through and warned me of construction after paying (normally wouldn’t be a problem but read below) the bed and couch had two dents from someone recently sitting/laying on them.
Cleanliness: 0/5- bed and couch were CLEARLY slept on, room smelled like sweat, hair and water stains on toilet and shower. Hallways smelled like poop, there were flies circling the hallways being attracted to the smell. No one likes walking through 3 stories of flies.
Privacy: NEGATIVE FIVE/5. How can you have a giant window facing the intersection and have NO CURTAINS. Not only was it horrible but waking up with the blazing sun in your face. But ZERO PRIVACY. there were groups of people hanging out in front of my window and I felt uncomfortable getting ready in the home. Also the fridge is placed in front of a hole in the wall. So a determined person could push it and enter. Also creepy person staring in my bathroom from the opposite person.
Amenities: 3/5: towels looked used, had bleach stains, were folded poorly. No bath soap but had lotion. No hand towels, kitchen was fine.
Noise: 5/5 not too much noise, normal traffic, no neighbors
Location: 3.75/5- it’s super close to everything. It’s in downtown la, not Gardena. It worked for me but I didn’t expect to be in the hood. The address was given before purchase. Outside pics sent after purchase.
Parking: 5/5 was fine. No issues
Checkout: 0/5: the person asked me to leave the keys and garage remote in the room. I found two major problems with that. 1. If I leave the garage remote in the room, I had to go downstairs (3 stories) bring my car to the front. Go back up the 3 flights and leave. 2. I had to leave the apt unattended. I could have been held responsible for anyone that disturbed the property after I left. Make sure to document your stay.
If they resolved the problems above I would potentially change my rating but this is the worst Airbnb I’ve been in both in and outside of the US…. Like
No, I did not reach out to the host. What is the point? They could not fix all of this while I was there. And based on the condition of the complex there was NO WAY they could give us another room. The place was run down with “renovations”.