The Place: The ad looks very straight-forward, clean and simple. I booked this place as an "entire place" so that I could attend a 3-day seminar without commuting from the north-bay and to reduce the cost of food expenses, etc. Upon booking, I e-mailed Gary to let him know that I was local to the area, attending work seminars and only needing a place to eat and sleep (thinking that it was clear I was looking forward to using a kitchen). Upon arrival at 9pm, I was not granted access to the kitchen, I was directed to a mini-fridge that I could plug -in, a coffee pot with no filters and a toaster. Not even a microwave. I thought I made a mistake in booking and while disappointed, figured it was a lesson-learned. Come to find out, there was a kitchen behind a locked door with a key-code--not offered to me because I was not staying more than a week.
Accommodations: The Bed broke while I was sleeping, on night 2. The slats and plywood fell through and I landed half on the floor. The bed was extremely uncomfortable, the pillows were old and not supportive. This required me to pull the mattress on the floor--where I noticed about 2 inches of dust behind the mini-fridge. I woke up with a sore- throat that led to bronchitis the following week. The entire place, upon checking out, was extremely dusty, which I didn't notice when I checked- in because it was late in the evening. The bathtub/shower was not exactly clean, but it wasn't terrible either.

The Location: Love the location. It was safe, beautiful and close to where I needed to be for work.

The Host: Gary lacks effective communication with his guests. He often replied in one or 3-word responses and made no attempts to clarify any information prior to my arrival and made no attempt to rectify or apologize for the bed-breaking upon check-out. Upon check-out ( at 7am) I e-mailed him with the issues I had ( I was there less than 36 hours), and he responded with the following:

Most information is listed on Airbnb site..We do have kitchen area for weekly and monthly guest..the kitchen area is just behind door with same door code as your front door...We would be happy of let you use kitchen area if you need..most guest do not kitchen area of short term stay..If you have any questions or issues during your stay we do wanted to know ASAP or next day and would try to handle the problem most professional way.
Sep 9, 2016

I will be seeking a refund of at least 50% if not more.