Jeff's place is nice and while it has some real issues, he seems to be trying to improve things.
Pros:
* Nice quiet location with nice views of San Gabriel's, easy access to Pasadena.
* Nice new beds
* There were no kitchen items, but when we asked if he had some spoons and a couple mugs, he provided new ones to us promptly.
Cons:
* While the listing mentions "the ceilings are a little low", the ceilings are actually quite low. In the second bedroom, it's about 6'2" inside and 6' at the doorway (typical ceilings are 8' minimum). The sloped ceilings bring this down to maybe 3' or 4'. Head bonks are inevitable. You can definitely deal with it, but, it might not be for everybody.
* The thermostat didn't control the heater. At one point, even though we'd turned the heater off, it kept going until the home reached 79F. To be fair, we didn't ask the host to address this (because due to Covid we didn't want people wandering through the home trying to work on the heater).
* There's currently only 1 sink in the bathroom. So there's no food prep possible (no microwave, no way to wash dishes, just a mini-frig). The listing fairly says that kitchen is coming in Q1 2022.
* There were no supplies in bathroom (e.g. no hand soap).
* The home wasn't ready on time (~2 hours late and it was a dark rainy night with my family), and there were no towels until evening. Host was polite about it, but this was pretty inconvenient after a day of traveling.
* The big issue - after our stay, the host wrote to ask if we had taken hand sanitizer, wipes and Lysol that they had put out. We hadn't. Still, he added a $28 charge! I explained that we hadn't seen or used these items. He essentially accused me of theft. It might be good to photograph what's there when you arrive in case there are any questions afterwards. But this is definitely a red flag for me.