First off, I’d like to say that the host has been very generous with me and gave me 10% off my stay as conditions during my stay weren’t ideal and a $25 gift card. I appreciate that.
Great things about my stay:
Beautiful yard. Great for being outside. I spent a lot of time out here.
Comfy bed.
Nice TV set up.
Host is fairly responsive (within 15 minutes) but there were some communication mishaps.
Negative things about my stay:
I got locked out once (host did resolve the issue within 15 minutes) due to the code being listed as two different things in two different places. He has since fixed this so it won’t happen to future guests.
There was a plumbing leak that wasn’t resolved while I was here (despite a plumber coming). I noticed a water stain near the toilet and noticed a little bit of water coming out of the toilet base when I flushed it. I alerted the host to the possible leak. Host was responsive and had a plumber come out ASAP. The plumbers however said that the leak wasn’t coming from the toilet but instead the bidet attachment (even though I never used this) and didn’t resolve that issue (it sounds like host will have to replace this) so leak was still happening throughout my stay. This was unpleasant.
Some communication mishaps. He hired a plumber to come and told me to be ready for them at 1. The plumbers showed up at 12:35 which is when they said the host asked them to be here. I was still cooking at the time and wasn’t ready to have them come into the space yet (to access the bathroom you have to walk through this narrow kitchen). I messaged him that we had said 1 so the plumbers waited outside until 1 to come in.
I have a mold sensitivity due to a previous living situation living with toxic mold and my body reacted negatively to this space. Just a future note in case others are sensitive to this. While I didn’t see visible mold anywhere I sense this place may have some that is covered up. I felt this most strongly in the bathroom as this is where I was most reactive and possibly the kitchen as I was somewhat reactive there, too.
I felt that there were things that weren't safe (no bath mat so I had to use a towel so as not to slip on the tile floor). The space in the bathroom is small and I understand not having one out all the time as it would obstruct the door but not even having one for guests to use when they showered felt weird. Like there wasn't any thought put into this. I messaged the host and hope he will consider getting one, maybe one that can be hung between uses so as not to obstruct the door.
Place has some areas that need to be re-painted. Some areas of the wall were patched but then not painted. Minor but still make a difference in one's enjoyment of a space.