Title: $50 Motel Down the Street Would Have better
My girlfriend and I stayed at Mia’s place for 4 days. We are private people, only there to sleep and shower from 11pm-7am. We were hardly in the house since we wanted to explore the city. Figured for the price $50 is perfect, and with the expectation the place will be up to COVID-19 Standards and be similar to what was advertised in the pictures. We are new to Airbnb and to our surprise it was NOT a good experience.
1. The pictures of her kitchen are OLD from 2018 and it not spotless like the picture (I know this because she told me). There was food, plastic bags, and filthy dishes with NO dish detergent. The fridge is completely full so you couldn’t share the space as advertised. (NOTE: she lives with a roommate who is not on the same page with her. The space must shared which would have been fine if the kitchen was clean).
2. She provided us with a complementary half used crusty bottle of soap which was old. Granted, she did give us a new one once requested, but it was gross and unacceptable to see as a new guest.
3. Thick soap scum on the shower doors. And when asked to clean it she didn’t understand that it was the filthy glass door filled with bacteria that I was referring to as well as thick dust on the air filters.
4. The worst was her rude roommate. She never spoke to us directly though left us a separate note under our having not met her stating “I’m sure Mia has not told you, but the products in the bathroom are not for guest use”. She has no right to assume that we were going to use it. Especially during a pandemic. It also shows that Mia and the roommate are not in agreement with having AirBnB.
5. The Roommate locked us out of the house at 10:30pm on our last day (most likely for spite, no altercation happened). We were provided with a key to only the bottom lock. Reassured that the top lock was always open. The only people who had the key was the roommate and Mia was an easy 30 minutes away unable to help.
6. Lastly, inside the room there was a whiteboard. Very friendly, respectfully told us the rules though at the very end she mentions her community doesn’t approve of Airbnb. She told us to lie and say we were her “friend”. I’m sorry....no, I’m not going to lie, and made be feel extremely uncomfortable and unwelcomed.
In conclusion, this may be harsh, but I could have avoided this had we went to the Motel down the street for $50.00 and have added privacy. We could have brought our own cleaning products if we were worried about cleanliness in a Motel. It would be one thing if we were loud or disrespectful, though we are both teachers on a budget in our late 20’s who keep to ourselves just wanting a place to lay our head. The bed was comfortable!! Definitely the only redeeming quality. Mai was also very responsive. I also may have a different standard of clean than others, though NOT during a pandemic. Why did we stay, you ask? We were on a budget and didn’t need to spend our here to stay on it.
Maybe she’ll change it for the better after this review though we didn’t not have a good experience and don’t recommend this space until she gets on the same page with her community.