Travelers beware! This host records you on both audio and video tape, outside and inside the house. This was the creepiest experience I have ever had while traveling and led to my family and I cutting our trip short and driving back home in the middle of the night because we were so rattled and harassed by the owner.
The house has a small concrete yard area and the rules state to not let your pets go the bathroom in the yard. Of course, the second my dog ran out there she peed before I could stop her. I sprayed it down immediately with a hose and the water went into the drain the yard. I made a note to not let her out there again.
A few minutes later, I got bombarded with a series of texts from the owner sending me video footage of my dog peeing and screenshots of rules. The harassing texts continued. Then she referenced things that happened INSIDE the house, which indicated she was not only recording the patio, but also audio recording us inside the house. She accused me of using the “wrong” towels despite me using a ratty beach towel. I have no idea how she knew what towels we were using or where my dog was inside the house. At this point and after 10+ texts from the owner about rules and what we were currently doing in the house, my family was so stressed out and on edge that we packed up and left.
Other drawbacks to the house include no parking in an extremely crowded neighborhood so you have to circle the neighborhood to find parking and then carry your bags and belongings several blocks.
This is an example of someone who probably should not be doing AirBnB. For your own peace of mind, chose some place else! Or better yet, just stay in a hotel where you won’t be surveilled and harassed and bombarded with texts.