BEWARE! These hosts made fraudulent claims of damages against us in an obvious attempt to get more money from us.
The unit itself was okay for the price. (You can read below about the hosts’ fraudulent attempts to get an additional $200 from us.) There were some problems with the unit, though. Two of the windows didn’t have latches and they were constantly opening. Also, the ceiling light in the bedroom didn’t work (when I asked, I was told the owners had already “put in a work order for this,” which didn’t really help us).
The air mattress mentioned in the listing had a leak and was effectively non-functional. My brother, my sister, my husband and I had come to San Diego because our brother died. My sister ended up having to sleep on the very small sofa because of the leaking air mattress. Moreover, as another reviewer mentioned, this isn’t actually a two-bedroom unit as the listing says. It’s a one-bedroom apartment with a bed in the living room. I guess I should have been more suspicious of this kind of casual dishonesty.
The day after checkout, I got a request for $200 because the hosts alleged to have found evidence of “smoking in the unit.” My brother and my husband both smoke, but I made clear to both of them that they had to smoke outside, and both went well outside the building to do so. I know for a fact no one from our group smoked in the unit. The only “evidence” that the hosts provided was an empty packet of marijuana purchased at a cannabis dispensary (marijuana is legal in California). Obviously, an empty packet is not evidence that someone smoked in the unit, no more than an empty cigarette pack would be. This is an essentially fraudulent attempt to get $200 from us.
I’m posting this review 8 days after when the false claim of damage was made. Airbnb says they’re still waiting for the hosts to provide evidence of their accusations. It’s no surprise it’s taking them so long, considering their claims are blatantly false.
I had told the hosts that we were in San Diego due to a death in the family. That I now have to deal with false accusations by the host in the midst of dealing with this death is beyond frustrating. Shame on these hosts.