I decided to rent this home for my visit to Oakland as it is just down the street from where I used to live. I love the neighborhood. And the old charm really was the appeal. Luckily, we arrived early enough. As the property is really poorly lit at night, though we left the porch light on for our returns. While on one hand, the garden is beautiful, it seemed a bit unkept making it a little tricky for a safe entry/exit to & from the driveway. My aunt tripped & fell as she dropped us off to the home, with the foliage sticking out into the walkway of the cobble steps and it being pitch dark. Luckily, she walked away with just a couple of scratches. I’d mentioned this to the Host. It wasn’t acknowledged. “Old charm” I like, but dingy not so much. Unfortunately, I’m unable to post the pictures my family and I had taken. Cute bathroom. But not so cute when you’re standing in 2 inches of your own bath water with the water building up in the tub just upon turning it on. This also not being acknowledged by the Host after I’d mentioned it at least a few times while we were messaging. All while I was at Pier 39 trying to enjoy a day in the City. She was pretty responsive, which was nice. But a little condescending, telling me that I’m probably unfamiliar w/ Bay Area pricing and that if I think the shower curtain is too short to contain the water in the tub that I should go out and buy some myself. Ya, no. NOT my responsibility. The water pressure was very strong, very. Which I personally didn’t mind. But we weren’t able to have my 5yr old nephew shower as the pressure would have hurt him. NOT an exaggeration. It was so strong that no matter how carefully you tried to keep the water contained, you’d walk out from your 2inches of soapy water and onto a drenched rug and floor. Drenched, to where the water started leaking into the basement. The Host says that everyone in our party needs to ensure that we close the shower curtains all the way. Ok but why would anyone shower with the curtains open? We know how to shower, my god. There was also water leaking from the fridge which we had to wipe up 3 mornings seeing it upon waking in the morning. Contacted the Host. She called out a plumber. Nice that she called soon after I’d messaged her. But only 2 out of the 7 of us were able to shower, worried that there may be bigger issues with the plumbing. The water was leaking through the fire detector in the basement. She had us remove the rug from the basement which soaked up some of the water to hang outside, all things you don’t expect to do on a vacation. I asked for a night’s stay compensation, as all of our guests were not able to use the shower and ended up showering at other family members’ homes. We were all in town for a cousin’s graduation from St. Mary’s College. Flew in to all stay together only to have a less than average stay. The Host tells me that she had to pay $300 just for the owner of Oakland Rooter to come out and take a look only to find no issue with plumbing. Really not my business what she has to pay in order to keep her home maintained, but she felt it necessary to mention. I talked to the owner of Oakland Rooter who’d been kind enough to explain to me the situation in the bathroom and let me know that the Host DID NOT in fact have to pay ANYTHING for him to do the inspection and to call him if we needed any more help. She expressed to me her anticipated costs of having to get a shower door put in after I asked why she needed to lie about her recent expenses. But again, that’s none of my business. You have an issue, your bathroom is leaking, because your cute shower curtains are not functional making it an uncomfortable stay for me and my guests. All of these things…on our vacation. She’d mentioned how she had to spend such and such amount of time to try and take care of the issue. You’re a homeowner. Airbnb-ing out your home. That’s your obligation. And not my problem. Upon arrival, we noticed that there were only 3 towels put out for us with an expected number of 7 guests. So we had to go looking for the towels that looked like they’d just been thrown into the linen closet. Bathroom door didn’t lock. Only 2 rolls of toilet paper made available to us, again, for 7 guests over the span of 4 days. Obviously, we had to purchase more. Several light bulbs in the home left un-replaced. Stained chairs, pillows and mattresses. Dusty throw pillows and stuffed animals. It could be a really nice house. Just needs maintenance. It’s reasonably priced for the size and location. But having to deal with the bathroom and this entire situation really was a bummer for me and my entire family. It was a short visit to the Bay. So having to deal with this for a 1/3 of our time is unacceptable. Also, 2 big dogs next door barking through day and into the night. Luckily, my family and I are all dog people. But definitely something that should be mentioned in the description of the property. She refunded me $100 and then didn’t give me a chance to express any more of my concerns to help avoid this situation for guests following. Better than nothing, but I don’t think adequate enough as only 2 of our 7 guests were willing to brave the shower. Brave it, geez. Thankful that our family in the area allowed