Maria was a good host don’t get me wrong, however, there are a few things other travelers should be aware of before booking their stay.
During my stay, Maria didn’t leave the house the times I was there, which made me feel like I was being watched the entire time (as you continue to read, you’ll see why).
The rules/ expectations is an entire booklet itself. It says not to leave on the heater in the rules/ expectations (I stayed in July no heater was needed during my stay). I check in and go up into my room (the room looks bigger online) it’s upstairs so naturally it’s hot/ warm so I turn the fan on and leave to go out and get something to eat. By the time I got back, I’ve already received a message from Maria asking to me to please be sure to turn off the fan… this was day 1. I was anxious each night I stayed there because I do sleep with a fan on at home and had the one in the room running all night because I didn’t know if she knew I was in the room or not and if I were to receive another reminder message.
There is no food allowed in the rooms, so anytime I had to feel around in my book bag to find something and when I’d make noises from bags and trash I kept in my book bag from exploring the city… I legit would try to be as quiet as possible so that way I wouldn’t receive any more reminder messages.
Finally, Maria does have a super sweet dog and the doorknobs throughout the house are old. I was woken up out of my sleep from the dog pushing on my door and since the doorknobs are older… the dog continued to come in my room where I was sleeping.
Unfortunately, I don’t think I would come back at this location.