I want to preface this review by saying that I have never left an Airbnb before my original planned dates. I also have lived in historical houses before and you CAN maintain the integrity of the original structures without compromising comfort and cleanliness. Unfortunately, this craftsman was not the case.
To start, I do want to say that the overall building is beautiful and true to its time period. The original floor plan is preserved and it makes for a very unique stay. With that said, cleanliness and comfort were serious issues during our short lived stay.
We arrived really late at night (around 11:30 PM). The lockbox already had the same numbers to unlock the box (really unsafe). Once we entered through the doors, we were greeted by an overwhelming musky smell from the living room. In the darkness, the air purifier (to mask the smell?) was running and only one light was left on. As we stumbled through the dark to turn on more lamps, we found that each one was unplugged so we had to find the outlets (which were covered in dust bunnies) to turn on the lights. We moved our way through the home, turning each light on to find cracks in the walls, stains on the carpet, and cobwebbed windows that wouldn’t close. This was paired with a broken shelf with significant damage, a flickering light that didn’t turn on and off properly, and even a window that was held up with a butter knife (what??)…. It really felt like this place was just furnished with things that people had thrown onto the street and placed into the home. :( But nevertheless we settle in and try to make the best of the situation for the night. While getting ready for bed, we used the half bath sink for brushing our teeth - it clogged and completely filled up the basin. We were also completely disgusted by one of the bed sheets that had three streaks of red stains on it. Overall, it was a very uncomfortable stay after a long day’s journey. In the morning, I immediately called Airbnb to cancel the remaining 3 nights of stay.
Reading through more of the reviews of this place, my experience sounds very similar to others here. I really hope the host decides to make significant improvements to the home. It has a lot of potential to be great stay but the execution is poor.