The Good
- The house is aesthetically pleasing with a very cool Spanish Mission style inside and a spacious backyard. Accomadations were generally as promised and our visitors had comfortable stays.
The Bad
- The listing location is completely inaccurate. The address shown in the listing (305 S Oakhurst Drive, Beverly Hills) is 5 miles west of the actual location of this property, on Manhattan Pl in Koreatown. Antonio only told me the correct address after we had confirmed our rental. I found this to be disingenuous and likely taking advantage of people who want to stay in Beverly Hills. The actual block of Antonio's property is a lot less impressive than where he claims it is - it does not in any way look or feel like a Beverly Hills listing.
- The property is not clean & likely not sanitized. Upon check-in, we noted that the chairs & couch in the living room showed obvious black stains - we asked Antonio to have these cleaned, covered or replaced and he was extremely combative on phone & via message, indicating 'they are clean' and telling us to cancel the reservation if we don't like it. We also noted dirty baseboards, damaged drywall, a dirty downstairs bathroom shower, broken decorative tiles and scattered toys in the backyard. Overall, the home is very nice but makes a terrible impression due to cleanliness.
- The downstairs bathroom door jams - hit the top corner from the inside HARD to open
- Antonio did not provide washcloths so plan to bring your own.
I have to emphasize once more: Antonio was EXTREMELY combative and offensive when asked to clean the property for the items noted above. I would have absolutely cancelled the reservation if our guests weren't already there and plan to speak with AirBnb directly regarding his behavior.
Expect that this property will be as it appears in pictures, but in an inferior location, dirty and with a landlord who responds poorly to requests or feedback.