No longer “Home-y”
Cons:
- Basic home safety features (smoke/carbon monoxide detector/first aid kit and fire extinguisher) were not in the house even though listed as amenities in the listing. I would not have booked this place had I known, as these are the bare minimum I look for when booking.
- There was no vent for cooking in the kitchen and some of the windows did not open. Also, electrical cords were “daisy-chained” together with no circuit breaker. All the more reason why the smoke detectors etc would be essential.
- Description and pictures have not been updated since initial listing. Couch is worn down, there are no rugs, no foot stool. The shower/tub is cracked/pealing/rusty. The towel hook is broken. Light pulls are broken off. AC barely cools down the bedroom. And you can’t tell from the daylight pictures, but the curtains are sheer and barely cover the windows. The neighbors can see straight into the house and they have a motion sensor spotlight that shines straight into the bedroom. There are some windows that have privacy film which is helpful, but not enough.
- Location is close to a freeway off-ramp/on-ramp
For these reasons we cancelled the 3 night stay and took the hit for the first night even though we did not sleep there.
Pros:
- The co-host was very responsive and helpful through the Airbnb app and even gave suggestions for brunch and dinner in the area and let us know when the cleaners were finished so we could check-in earlier. They helped with refund for the future nights and a small credit for there being no safety items. They also ordered and scheduled the installation of the needed safety items so *hopefully* it will be set up for the next person. We did not stay to find out as it wouldn’t have been completely remediated until the end of our stay.
- Location for walking to and from little Italy is ideal.
- Comes with a reserved parking spot next to a camper.
- Great for anyone who just needs a late night crash pad (once the safety items are provided/installed) and has earplugs and a sleep mask.