I'm giving this a mixed review because there are some great things about this listing, but also a few problematic areas.
First the pros: big bright space, great neighborhood and a decent price for the location.
The cons:
-The gauze curtains are too flimsy to give a sense of privacy and the room was incredibly bright in the mornings, starting at around 5 am. It seems like the light bounces off the white wall of the host's home and right into the guest space. This makes it challenging to sleep past dawn if you are sensitive to light. We finally figured out to hang our towels over the windows so we could sleep until at least 7 am.
-Someone (a family member) went in and out the noisy gate right next to our space a few times one night. It wasn't that late (10 pm) but we were in bed trying to sleep after being awake at 5 am, due to the gauze curtains making it so bright in the morning!. The gate makes a loud scraping noise every time it's opened, then a motion-sensor security light goes on right outside the room and shines in your eyes when you are in bed. I'm not sure why this person needed to go out the back gate next to our space repeatedly that night, instead of using their front door and giving us some privacy.
- On our last morning we were hoping to sleep a little later since we had a red-eye flight to catch that night. We had our towels covering the windows to make the room darker. I was very surprised to be awakened at 7:30 am by voices and the sound of ladders and tools right outside our windows. Workers had arrived to install solar panels on the roof of the host's home, which is very close to the guest space. It would have been courteous of our host to let us know that work was starting early that morning!
- We were excited about hanging out on the roof deck, but it is really in need of some work and is unsafe in its present condition. Some of the boards are rotten and we had to avoid stepping on them. In two other places lumber was placed on top of rotting boards, but the lumber had broken nails sticking out of them and had to be avoided as well. This is an accident waiting to happen, especially if guest are using the roof deck after dark and can't see where it is safe to step.
I am hesitant to give bad reviews since I am also an Airbnb host and I know how much work and upkeep is required. But this could be a much better stay if there were better curtains or blinds for privacy and sleeping, and the roof deck should either be repaired or made unavailable to guests.
Reading further back in the reviews (which I should have done before I booked) I see that other guests complained about the curtains, so it is disappointing that this simple and inexpensive fix has not been addressed yet since it would make this a more pleasant place to stay.