Let's go with the pros:
Nice, big space. Kitchen fully stocked and everything was pretty much in working order. The garage was a huge plus as I have 2 kids which made loading and unloading so much easier (especially since it rained the entire time we were there). Close to everything.
and now the cons:
Host was completely unresponsive. I sent an Airbnb message the night before we checked in and never received a response. I received a text the morning of our check in asking if we were checking in today. I said yes and asked why my sent message online was never responded to. I was told "another person checks that" and no apology.
After we checked in, my wife noticed some of the sheets and pillows smelled "off". They didn't all smell the same. We thought it was weird and decided to try to give them a wash with the provided washer and dryer....turns out, there was no laundry detergent. There WAS a detergent bottle with drips of liquid (not nearly enough for a wash)...so just basically an empty detergent bottle left for us. I sent the host a message (thru text this time) expecting a quick response because he had just texted me a few hours before. how foolish of me...I had never received any response thru text. ultimately, we just decided to move the questionable sheets/pillows aside and not use them.
It rained the entire time we stayed here. On the second to our last day, I noticed a pool of water on the ground in the bedroom in front of the sliding door closet (water had gotten all over our suitcase as well). At first I thought maybe one of my kids spilled a bottle but upon further inspection, I noticed a leak coming from the recess light fixture right above. I wish I could upload photos. I took photo and video evidence. As we were checking out the next day and already had experiences with "no responses" from the host, I decided to not relay this to the host. Being a concerned father, this brought questions to mind...has there always been a leak? is there mold in the walls? were my kids safe the 4 days we stayed there??
you know...just something to thing about
I'm confident in saying, I will not be returning as a guest to Curiel Collection