My boyfriend and I stayed at Vaughn's along with my chihuahua. After my boyfriend had departed, my sister joined me. In retrospect, we should have heeded the few previous guest reviews about what staying with him would be like. Ultimately, we booked because of Vaughn's willingness to allow pets as well and its location. It turns out that although the accommodations were wonderful, some interactions with the host left us with mixed feelings about our stay. One note is that the half bath's sink is a true "microsink" and street parking within a few blocks of the place requires patience and luck.

The communications prior to our arrival were pleasant and Vaughn's responses were timely. The place is very clean and spacious with fresh linens and towels provided. My boyfriend and I met Vaughn on the second day of our stay. He hid a key for us to get in on the first day. The following describes sharing the space wth this host. Unfortunately, he slams every door in the apartment but the main entry door is the only one that warrants slamming since it does require great force to close. Vaughn allows his friends to show up to shower which freaked us out a bit since an unfamiliar man showed up unannounced without Vaughn. After he was done with his shower and Vaughn was back, it was evident that the two of them were close friends. Then they broke into a very homophobic “comedic routine” as my boyfriend described it; I did not hear their exchanges but my boyfriend said that the two went back and forth with stereotypical, over-the-top homosexual male voices talking about his “gay little shoe rack” and continued about this for a minute or so until their shoes were on and they were out the door. This did not amuse my boyfriend and it irks me that he described it to me as homophobic jokey banter that was thrown around so flippantly.

In addition to this, Vaughn has no trouble bringing up things that, while true, made us feel unwelcome.
-if you snore loudly, be prepared to have a conversation about how this disturbs Vaughn
-if your dog barks while you are out, be prepared to have to take your dog with you whenever you leave the premises
-if you're using the stove, Vaughn might ask if you'll be much longer and then when you're done, he doesn't even use the stove
-he might inconvenience you. Check out is listed as 11 AM but the morning of our last day, Vaughn informed my sister that the cleaning service would be showing up at 10 AM but they could work around us if necessary

I honestly believe that Vaughn is a good person and just does not realize how he comes off to others.

Bottom line: This is a beautiful space for a stay but try to book the entire place (other posting with more limited availability) to avoid in-person interactions with the host.