The host uses pressure tactics to make you book before the deadline given to make decision by saying someone else wants the space, make up your mind now. He did this both at the beginning and at the end of my stay. Neither time was true. When I entered the gueest house it felt like an oven and I asked if there was air-conditioning. He said but made us keep these old, dirty, 40-year air conditioners at 76 degress which was essentially warm air coming though. All the windows are sealed and there is no fresh air available except in the bathroom. However, there is no hot water thru the shower. There is hot water in the face basin and in the kitchen but only lukewarm water in the shower. I immediately texted him about this and how to use the TV located in the living room. The dining room lights did not work and the table was unsteady and constantly wobbled. In addition to all this the smoke dector or carbon monoxide detector constantly beeped!! I brought all this to his attention and he acted as though he was going to fix it all, blamed it on the previous tenants. He never came back to fix anything. Because I was only going to be there for two weeks I let it dropped. THEN the carbon monoxide alarm went off with a high piercing sound (while I was at work, on the phone!) I called him immediately. When he called back he ASKED ME to replace the batterry. I politely told him I didn't know how and I didn't have a battery and I'm at work.
On top of all this (no fresh air, dirty air conditioners that he insisted be kept at 76 degrees, no hot shower water) the refrigerator constanly leaked and left a water puddle in the kitchen every morning. By then, I (and the other guest) just used paper towels to clean up the water. On my last day there I pointed it out to the cleaning lady who moved the refrigerator and mopped up all the water that was under the refrgerator. We had asked the host for more paper towels and he brought over ONE ROLL. After I discovered the leak I just went out and bought paper towels as a stop gap until I could move.
There is a lumber junk pile right next to the bedroom I was in and once, the host got on top the roof and started banging on the roof - while I was working on the phone. I just endured it. He knew I was at work. But the junk pile is fodder for rats although I did not see any. Also, there is patio/sitting area outside of the kitchen with chairs, table and a chaise lounge but all are filthy and none have cushions to sit on. AND there is a bunch of empty boxes thrown in the patio - more fodder for rats. The boxes look like they've been there for months, maybe years when they should have been put in the trash.
I feel like the air quality in the guest house was foul and I felt very sluggish and unwell. I am in another Airbnb that has an open window in the bedroom and it dawned on me how much better I am feeling. I wish I had known all these things before I ever booked my stay here. I have never written a bad review for an AirBnB but I feel like this is something potential guests should know. I wish someone had let me know in advance.