We came home to strangers in our rental! Based on the listing when we made the reservation, the unit and game room was exclusively ours. We came home one night to people in the game room! I contacted the host immediately who told me it was “clear as day” in the listing that it was a shared space. When I informed him that it was not mentioned anywhere, he said I was correct… and would have to update our listing. (I feel like it’s important to note that our listing mentioned the game room in the title and photos as a clear selling point. The property next door has no mention or photos of it except for the last line that says “only shared space is washer/dryer and game room in garage next door.”)
I contacted AirBnB who agreed we were renting the space exclusively. We wanted to keep the reservation if the host was notified that others could not use the space for the remaining two days of our reservation. However AirBnB called us back and told us that due to safety concerns we needed to vacate immediately. That definitely changed up our vacation plans :(
Other than that, the rental was fine. The private parking spot was appreciated! There were all necessary kitchen amenities, shower toiletries and laundry detergent. It was cold so we didn’t go outside much but the view was beautiful, and the community was nice. There are AC/heater units in each room, which was nice. The sound carries so I could hear everyone in each room, and in the garage downstairs. It wasn’t ideal for bedtime with kids but it makes sense for an apartment like this. The biggest downside was the very low water pressure!