I was not sure how to rate this at first, because partially I feel like anything less than 5 starts can come across as really bad, and the place was nto really bad. In the end, I settled on 3 stars because enough was "off"
Let's start with the good.
-Matched the photos.
-Had amenities listed
-Good value for the location / # bedrooms / Amenities
-Nice neighborhood
-Walkable to restaurants and other
-Renee sent detailed instructions
The meh/wonky
-Inconsistent instructions vs. listing.
-Listing said 3 pm check in, 11 pm check out, Air BnB message from Renee said 4 pm and 10 am.
-The first message mentioned this is a self cater and was "clearly stated". It was stated nowhere
-You could smell cigarette smoke in the bathroom
-It was clean like I clean on a weekend. There was built up grime on the wall near the stove, by the garbage, in the stair, smudges above the headboard in the bedroom (ick), a hairbrush and bottle cap on the balcony
-deferred maintainance w doorknobs