At the time of booking the price was reasonable to the surrounding area, I requested the booking then before the host confirmed, she put pressure on me to extend my stay, saying that it's her only source of income so if I extend she would give a discount to fill the gaps in her booking. This made me feel awkward and under pressure to extend my stay but in the end I didn't.
The price on booking did not include a cleaning fee. Airbnb contacted me letting me know the host after the booking was confirmed now requested a additional $180 Aus cleaning fee. If you book with the host Check the cost of the house and factor in the later cleaning fee she will charge you. Making the home over priced in the market to other locations.
As the host was away at the time of my travel I never met her, she had a high level of concern on my check in and check out before arriving. Even requesting my flight number to see when I would leave. In the end the keys are in a lockbox and I never needed a person at the home to check in or out.
Day one we had issues with the wifi and in he lounge room you don't really get a signal. I contact her about this issue and at the point of contact it was stated that the wifi comes from the apartment below us, this most likely is the issue.
The neighboring homes and even the apartment below are very loud and the home didn't feel like it was a nice space or welcoming. She also had at least four passive aggressive notes in the home from not opening doors, not having roof access and even how to hang a towel on the hook.
Two days before my check in lily the host messaged me on Airbnb saying my check out time and instructions to clean up and take the bin out. After paying $180Aus for the additional cleaning fee over the original booking price she can take out her I've bin.
Over all I would never recommend this home as the host is too much to deal with, it feels like the neighborhood is unsafe from the number of homeless in a two block area and the few who sleep in the lane where the home is.