Josie’s home was in a great neighborhood, it felt very safe. The house was clean upon arrival, and was very spacious for my group of 6, we all were able to spread out at the end of the night and sleep in all our own space. The kitchen was fully equipped and had everything we needed when we wanted to cook. We did not go to The Forum or Sofi, but we drove by and it really literally is only about 5 mins away by car, maybe a 20-30 min walking distance.
Some negatives:
There is another Airbnb in the property behind the house. Those guests park behind the gate, and we didn’t know, so we parked our car in the driveway. The first two mornings we were woken up by the other guests asking us to move our car so they could get out. There is plenty of street parking, so for the rest of the stay we just parked on the street. But if this was inconvenient for us, I imagine it was more inconvenient for the other guests who just wanted to pull their car out. The listing specifies you should park in the driveway, so there should be some communication about when you can and when you shouldn’t so you’re not blocking someone in.
The backyard is spacious, but again, because there is another property behind the house, we didn’t use it because we didn’t want to make noise to bother those people.
The bathrooms were clean, but the larger bathroom with the tub did not have body soap or body wash, which seems like an odd toiletry to not have when you have literally everything else. The hand soap dispenser also did not work, minor complaint, but it was inconvenient enough that we ended up just buying our own hand soap to take back to the house.
Overall, I would consider staying here again considering how safe the neighborhood is, and how spacious and clean the home is. But some of the inconveniences were just enough that it wouldn’t be my first choice.