I hate to be that guy, but when the listing says “…check-in is unorthodox…” but umm… emphasis added! The listing gives that one person - Sally will assist, but this shifted to a Alice, who then pawned me off to Juana, who doesn’t speak English, so was pawned off (by default) to her young son who does. Prior to “check-in” we were told to meet at a specific location, (a fenced in public parking lot down the street from the actual Airbnb), yet no one was there, instead they were across the street, they waved us down and we started to follow them for a 1/8th mile walk down the street, to some back door quazi utility/common hall entrance into the apartment building. I honestly felt like I should prepare to buy drugs off of some random craigslist drug dealer. After the dog and pony show “unorthodox check-in” process, the unit is nice, but very basic. The only issue with we had with the unit was the “nice coffee maker” (as the ad lists…not sure what’s so “nice” about a $20 coffee maker from Walmart), did have coffee grounds, so I made a pot of coffee, only to find no coffee mugs… wtf? I guess I could drink coffee out of wine glass, idk.
Before checking in, you’ll get a message from the host to text her a certain pass phrase, which is your acknowledgment & agreement to “not talk to anyone… don’t mention Airbnb, you’re a friend of the host if anyone asks…just leave before check out… don’t say shit to anyone… etc.” Given the Airbnb is an apartment community, I suspect that Airbnb is forbidden in the lease, thus the “unorthodox check-in” process.
The initial picture of the listing (a retail shopping center) is far from the Airbnb, one could walk it, but would be an incredible annoying walk, so better to just Uber.
I wouldn’t recommend… this was just a bad experience.