So this was a rough one. This is the only home that I checked into, and then almost as soon as I arrived I left, in the 10 years or so that I've been using AirBnB.
The neighborhood wasn't very good, we were asked for money literally as we were unpacking.
Once in the unit, there was a stench that's very difficult to describe. It wasn't rotten, but it was absolutely piercing to the senses. After 20-30 minutes it was just as noticeable as when we walked in. Normally weird smells (like mothballs or something) you would get used to. Not this. That's when we decided to leave.
The family directly above the unit had quite a few people, and the ceiling was paper thin. We didn't stay long enough to try and sleep, but if that family mad any noise we were hearing all of it. I suspect it would have been hard.
Also there was weirdly a giant thing of ice cream in the freezer that said "do not touch"
Some Positives:
The home was nicely setup. There was a porch / balcony thing that I didn't see in the listing. There was a parking space that was easy to access. The physical location, if you take the sketchiness out of it, was good.
I liked the decorations.
For Transparency: The host did agree to give me half of my accommodation back (which amounted to about 30% of what I paid) but only after I escalated it with the AirBnB team. They didn't have to agree to anything, and it was worth it to me to lose every penny AND pay for another place not to stay there (I grabbed a hotel in the city). But that's why I've decided to leave 2 stars vs 1, because I feel like that was fair treatment in the end.