Shohreh seems like a nice enough lady but the description and photos of this listing are deceptive — it is not equipped for a long term stay and the space itself is very tiny and feels quite a lot like a prison cell or military bunker.
The space is a storage/utility shed like structure that is on a concrete slab behind the main house. It’s extremely old and very tiny — it’s also run down and improperly maintained. The plumbing is finicky, it’s the “kitchen” is non-functional, and as an example, you can’t keep the door open while running the ceiling fan because they collide. The tiny window air conditioning unit is old and has a hard time keeping up with how hot this unit gets in the middle of a valley summer — it’s basically a poorly ventilated hot box.
There are no considerate touches — no plants, flowers, or landscaping around the unit; the whole place feels unfriendly, unwelcoming, and like a place you wouldn’t want to stay except in emergency. At its regular price, I can’t understand how they have tenants.
Lastly, the most alarming thing about this host and experience is their response to my husband getting Covid-19 during the last week of his stay there. Airbnb failed spectacularly to address the situation and provide guidance to us as guests or to Shohreh as a host. That said, my husband was forced to check out Saturday despite it being against doctor and against LA County Dept of Health advice. What’s truly alarming is that despite being informed of the situation previously, Shohreh allowed another reservation to check in the same day (mere hours) after my husband left. That space has poor ventilation and irrespective of how good the cleaning job was (and having checked in originally, it’s not great) it was totally UNSAFE and UNACCEPTABLE that they allowed someone else to check in after a Covid infection. When I addressed that with Shohreh, she was not at all concerned — she just wanted my husband out ASAP, so she could get the new guests in, and did not inform them of the previous infection at the premises. To me, that’s disgusting. She’s literally willing to risk the lives of new guests so she doesn’t lose money.
Airbnb and this host should be ashamed of their handling of this situation.