SF AirBnB Review
The best part of the AirBnB is by far the area. Anyway, let’s cover the good and the bad -
Good:
1. The “smell” that is mentioned in other reviews is basically just a faint old house smell. But, it’s an old house so I’m not sure what you expect. It wasn’t that bad and we bought a candle and it was fine.
2. The back patio/yard is adorable and quiet and our dog loved hanging out and sunbathing there
3. It’s dog friendly which is wonderful
4. Safe
5. Adorable neighborhood
6. Lots of activities and parks nearby
7. Quiet
8. Affordable
9. Check-in is easy
10. Lots of street parking
Bad:
1. Jan was not very timely and responsive or helpful, he didn’t know where the laundry was on the property because he doesn’t actually live there. So, it was hard and a hassle to get in touch with the actual owner of the property with any questions.
2. Laundry is not actually inside the bedroom (even though Jan argued with me that it was) and you have to be let in by the owner during limited hours to use it. That would be fine if that was how the AirBnB is advertised but it’s not. So, that’s false advertising.
3. The kitchen is more of a kitchenette although it does have a great stove and plenty of cooking supplies for making small meals.
4. There are only 2 mini fridges and the freezer inside of one is broken and caked in ice so that’s not helpful.
5. Ants. So many ants that they don’t seem willing to try to take care of. They offered ant traps but other guests have complained of ants so that should be taken care of permanently.
6. Wifi is terrible if not non-existent. The router must be somewhere up in the house and does not reach the basement well. They gave us an extender which I had to set up on my own and I requested it was placed upstairs closer to the router so it would work and they never even got back to me.
We didn’t particularly enjoy our stay. There was definitely some misleading information about the rental which was irritating. Also trying to solve any issues with the place was a hassle and the company/Jan is not very responsive or helpful.
So take this as you will.