We traveled to SD with three kids one of which was a newborn. We were hoping for a quick get away and packed as much as we could into the 4 days we had. The house was conveniently located however as soon as we walked in the gate we were hit with about 40 flies that were looming around the front door, porch and Trashcan. We had requested an early check in but couldn’t be done bc it was being cleaned. This being our first time at an air BNB we assumed that if the place was just cleaned then surely the cleaners or owner would have seen the swarm of flies, so we just thought it was our bad luck.
When we entered the home it smelled musty and dank. Not like it had just been clean. Albeit, the sheets and towels did smell clean, the floors and carpet in the living room were not. We found broken glass pieces near the front door where it looked like a picture used to be hanging and found a broom to make sure our kids wouldn’t get cut. The bathroom was small but useable and plenty of space, however there was mold and rust by the entry to the shower, where water clearly leaks.
When my husband took our 7 year old to the store which was just a short walk around the corner she saw a man in male thong serving drinks. I would reiterate that this is not a family friendly neighborhood, but great if you are looking to party it up until 3am. As other people have said we heard nightlife and conversations until 3am, but wasn’t enough to wake up our kids. The windows however are not very sound proof you can clearly hear people even if they are just walking by.
Be careful to make sure you dead lock the back door as it does not latch and was blown open when we went out for the day. This lead to the flies coming inside to join us. Lastly having children I did use the laundry machine with 3 kids and had to fold a load left in there by the “cleaners”. No big deal but not ideal.
As everyone has said Craig was responsive and was able to tell me what kind of coffee pot they had when we were shopping before check in, but this being my first time using Air BnB I reported these problems after our stay, seeing as we had a jammed packed visit and 3 kids in tow. We were told bc we didn’t report these things right away or take pictures that there was nothing anyone could do.
So if you go with this property be prepared to take some time out of your vacation to make things right. Because it won’t be right the first time (as it should be).