Despite an initially positive check in process, I would never suggest staying at this home. My group and I were staying to celebrate my mom’s 50th birthday and we were eventually homeless at the end of the night. We are 7 grown women that are used to a certain type of lifestyle especially on vacation and expect thorough cleanliness, accuracy and transparency. So, after thorough research and having not so many choices of nice LA homes, we chose this particular home because of the wonderful reviews and pictures.
Majority of my group arrived to the home about an hour before I did and immediately discovered that the house was an egregious mistake and nowhere near our standards or had proven to depict the reviews and pictures. However, the owner did allow my group to check-in without me being present which, we all thought was kind and gracious. So, we gained more excitement because we thought we were off to a good start.
Upon arrival, the home was in total darkness and the LADIES had to use their phone flashlights to guide them into the home. Their pictures are definitely not up to date and perceives the house to be in a newer and cleaner state than it actually is in. As soon you walk through the door it reeked of cat urine. Had to kill 3 bugs that were throughout the house. The furniture is old, worn, literally torn and filthy. The drapery was muddy and dusty. The bathrooms were soiled and had many used and old products. The downstairs bed was almost on the floor. The closet had a leather coat hanging up and had extra sheets lying on the floor. The carpets were soiled, muddy and damaged. The entire kitchen was extremely dirty. Microwave and stove had food splatters. Where do I begin with refrigerator and freezer, it had tons of open food including raw shrimp, chicken, condiments, etc. which is completely unsanitary. Grass was stuck in the ice build up, rust and dirt at the bottom and frozen empty liquor bottles. Cat hair that were literally inches thick piled on the welcome banner. The upkeep is nonexistent. The horrifying list goes on and some of which was blamed on the guest prior to us. Also, another excuse was that the home is their primary home which should never be a reason.
We called the host/owner about our concerns and she immediately got hysterical and defensive. She came into the house guarded, irate and oblivious to what we were actually going through. Not at all considering how chaotic our trip will be because of the fictitious home. She had non valid excuses of why the home looked the way it did. She was beyond delusional and disrespectful. Not once assisted us or even gave us time to find a place to stay. She was not sincerely apologetic and asked us to leave because of the comments made about a home she proclaimed she built with her own hands which had absolutely nothing to with the state the home is now. She then had a hulking man come into the home claiming she was upset and forced us (WOMEN) to quickly and promptly get our things and leave out the door while trailing us to do so. She had verbally (on video) said she would give us a hour to figure out our living situation. However, once he arrived we were terrified and immediately left. We have video and pictures to prove the entire dreadful encounter.