My wife and I worked remotely here for a week. We had mixed feelings about our stay. We’ve stayed in many Airbnbs over the years and this was one of our least favorite stays. Since the place did not meet our expectations based on the listing and its overwhelmingly positive reviews, I want to share an honest, detailed review of the pros and cons we experienced during our stay:
Pros:
- Peaceful pool area with lovely vista view and lots of hummingbirds.
- Lots of large windows and French doors to access the pool and views.
- Excellent communication, friendly host, easy check-in.
- Accommodated requests to reduce noise from band practice occurring during working hours which disrupted participation in meetings.
Cons
- Tile flooring smelled like urine and needed a deep cleaning, particularly in hallway where the grout was heavily soiled. I personally mopped the hallway upon check-in to remove the urine smell.
- Windows needed cleaning inside and outside to remove dirt and fingerprints. I personally cleaned them and it made the views much more enjoyable.
- Pool deck near edge of vista view had a large tire and sledgehammer used for exercise purposes left out twice which wasn't nice to look at. We called attention to it early during our stay, yet it was left out again days later for the remainder of our stay.
- Bedroom had a musky odor, likely from a stained old carpet which could use a shampoo or replacement.
- Noise from above was more frequent, louder, and from more variety of sounds like than was led to believe from in the description, including a bassoon played during working hours which sounded like it was directly above the workstation.
- Bathroom tub plumbing often makes a loud knocking sound and woke us twice at night.
- We heard what sounded like drumming on a drum pad above the bedroom after quiet hours a few nights, sometimes until midnight. Needed to drown it out with the noise machine in the bedroom.
- Commercial-grade no smoking sign posted on the wall of the living room was a bit ugly to look at and detracted from the feeling of being in a comfortable living space.
- Walls and trim have some damage, could use repair.
- Purified water jug 1/8th full at check-in.
- With all of these issues and the lack of personal touches, we overall felt a lack of passion in hosting guests and wanting them to have a wonderful stay.
I believe the cons mentioned could all be addressed for future guests. If addressed, I do believe a stay here could be wonderful.