Location is great and house is quaint. It is set between two apartment complexes and a main house in front of this air bnb. The upstairs neighbors enjoy peering into the yard and reporting back to the host. Feels a bit like being in a goldfish tank, especially when there are security cameras watching activity in the front yard.
We unplugged them.
Everything esthetically was as described.
Functionally, the pictures are deceiving. While appliances all “work” they all have quirks:
-the filtered water from the fridge isn’t hooked up. There’s a Brita in the fridge though!
-the coffee maker has a rip in the filter leaving your cup-o-joe drowning in grounds. We were fortunate that previous guests left us some eco-friendly filters.
-the microwave doesn’t vent and takes double-time to heat up a leftover Cali burrito.
-the soap dispenser in the dishwasher needs to be left open for your dishes to get clean. But just throw the tab inside and your silverware will shine.
-the toilet seat slides because one of the hinges is broken. Not too stable after a night at the Ould Sod.
-the painting above the bed fell on us the second night, and not after a California quake.
We got past all that and didn’t complain. This is stuff that we wouldn’t have even noticed if we weren’t on a long term stay. After all the host was gracious enough to allow us three dogs rather than the permitted two for our 33 nights. He also only charged us a deposit for one dog. Very nice.
However, the place isn’t too dog friendly, which is what we really needed. The neighbor’s dog would bark at our dogs and get annoyed if our dogs barked back. She repeatedly slammed the metal gate prompting our dogs to bark at what they perceived to be an intruder. She complained to our host that our Frenchies were “super aggressive”. Not the host’s fault. We know he can’t pick his neighbors. But after a month-long stay, a hefty cleaning fee, and spending our last day polishing the place with the available cleaning products, we received a message from the host saying the cleaners complained about the amount of dog hair still in the air bnb. We even washed the host’s bedding (which we used twice) at the Adam’s Corner Laundry Mat so it wouldn’t mingle with our dog-friendly linens we purchased to stay in compliance with the house rules. I folded them (even watched a YouTube video on how to fold a fitted sheet and nailed it) and placed them on the stripped bed. The cleaners felt they had to wash them again.
Sorry?
The cleaners also complained about the amount of human hair in the shower drain and sent the host pictures of what they pulled out. Those pictures made it back to me… and it’s true… I do have thick, black long hair and I do wash my hair in the shower.
Looooong review short… great short-term stay for short-haired or bald humans.