Y'all.... Ryan's place is THE BEST. Seriously. For each separate category of hospitality (communication, cleanliness, etc.), I tried very hard to think of any mishap, anything that might have been awry so that it didn't look like I was just blindly rating everything 5 stars... but I genuinely couldn't think of one single thing.
Ryan clearly took the time to study what qualities make a top-tier Airbnb, and works to hit every one of those marks. That is exactly the sort of attention-to-detail you want from a host.
More specific details:
- Ryan never took more than 24 hrs to respond to my queries (and being a wary first-time Airbnb-er, I had many queries); in fact, Ryan usually responded within several hours, or even several minutes.
- The room & house was exactly as pictured - clean, charming, well-decorated, and intentionally designed for comfort and privacy.
- As a 21-yr-old female, I was pretty nervous about signing on for an entire summer with two "random" roommates, but Ryan was clear that he was would be doing comprehensive checks on each potential tenant to ensure that we were all comfortable. I ended up living with two guys, both of whom were young interns like myself, and both of whom ended up being great roommates. I was totally comfortable the whole time.
Summary: Stayed for 3 months, could not have asked for more. Amazing on all fronts. 12/10. A++. So glad that this was my first Airbnb experience.