First of all, this is not a legal Airbnb. When I arrived, she asked if anyone asked, “you and I were friends.” She should have been very transparent about this first because I wouldn’t have booked knowing the risk of me being kicking out because she doesn’t have a proper license to run this as an Airbnb. I felt totally tricked.
Secondly, while the place is very well-decorated, the bedroom smelled like mildew and the bathroom smelled like urine. The entire carpet on the bedroom floor (which is supposed to be white) was black from dust and being unwashed for a long time. All the towels she provided me reeked of this urine smell because they were hung in the bathroom. She should do a deep cleaning of entire place.
Lastly, while Leslie was very accommodating in some aspect (she let me do laundry in the building but at the same time also warned me not to disclose to the neighbors I was an Airbnb guest), she was very inflexible, particular, and demanding in other aspects. She made me immediately close my bedroom door every time I leave the room, even just for a few seconds to go to the restroom. That would have been fine, expect that there’s no light in the hallway so every time I went to the bathroom I was fumbling in the dark (als the entire place was extremely dark, excelt for the bedroom). Another instance is when I asked her how to dispose food, she said down the disposal, but one day all of a sudden she demanded that I threw food in the garbage can like I did something wrong - all I did was following her instruction.
Leslie should understand that her guests are paying her money to share the space, they’re not staying there for free. She could be a better host by learning to be be more flexible and cohabitate better with others. Also, she should be very transparent and up front with her guests about the status of the Airbnb.