My wife and I have stayed at a lot of Airbnbs and have never ever had an issue with any host, which is why we were so surprised by our experience with Tamara.
At first, Tamara was really nice and helpful, however, as time went on, we realized we would never choose to stay at one of Tamara's properties ever again. I have never written a bad review, and would prefer to just not write anything at all, but I think it's important for others considering booking with Tamara to know our experience, which can be summed up by sharing one of the several encounters we had:
We booked a 3 month stay to temporarily live in San Diego during COVID.
A few weeks in, Tamara asked for access to the Airbnb so she can have an inspector into the home, claiming the previous tenants had left it damaged. We were uncomfortable having strangers in the house due to COVID. We have an 18 month old, and my elderly parents were visiting often to watch our daughter. However, Tamara insisted on accessing the home, so we relented.
We had warned her that we moved a few small items around (a rug, a chair, a coffee table, some fragile art pieces) because we had a toddler we wanted to proactively make sure our daughter didn't damage anything or get hurt. When Tamara and the inspector arrived, she immediately began to accuse us of damaging the floor because we had moved those items, constantly citing the "Brazilian hardwood that cost X thousands of dollars".
As a reminder, the inspector was not there to identify damage we had caused. She had asked him to inspect damage from the previous tenant.
Lucky for us, the inspector was nice enough to look at what Tamara was referring to and said nothing had been damaged and that any marks from the soft plastic were easily rubbed off. However, even after the inspector confirmed there was no damage, she turned to us and said "I think you damaged the floor. Please buy some soft felt for the bottom of the chairs". Erring on the side of caution, we bought and applied the felt, then took pictures and sent them to Tamara for peace of mind. We thought that we had taken care of it, but a few weeks later, she continued to threaten sending an inspector in and continued to mention just how expensive everything in the townhouse was.
We began to get really anxious about living there. We were so concerned that even the most minuscule ding or dent might be reason for her to try and charge us for. Or that she might try to charge us for damage present prior to our arrival. There was some penciled markings in a closet, so I took pictures and sent them to her to let her know that we had not made the marks. She replied that they "were not there and are obviously" from us being in the home. At one point she told us the garage space "is not intended to be used as garage space" even though the garage is advertised on the Airbnb listing. It was frustrating and disheartening considering how much money we had spent and how we had actively gone out of our way to try to proactively communicate.
Tamara's home is nice, but depending on your own situation or comfort level with possibly being accused of damaging her items, you may want to be cautious.
From a logistical standpoint, the Wi-Fi was very spotty and Apple TVs did not consistently work well. Parking is also tough and cars tend to drive fast and recklessly through the neighborhood. Not a make or break for us, but just good to be aware before booking.