Overall mixed feelings about this one. If you’re a person that wants to book a place with self check-in and pop in and out without having to deal with people I would keep moving. You’ll have to provide your email address and give the host a headcount. The price apparently scales with numbers of persons and they will 100% make sure your number of people matches what’s on the reservation. I was surprised to the see listing even says you will be charged for people visiting that aren’t staying. There haven’t been any charges brought for the +1 friend that met us at the house before we went out but we’ll see.
I wouldn’t say I had any negative interactions with the host. If anything my complaint is that many of the interactions are forced and unnecessary.
On to the house itself. About a 15 minute walk to the gas lamp w/ street parking. We didn’t have any issues getting parking. There are a large amount of homeless camped across the street but they never bothered us. I never felt unsafe and the house has cameras on the front and in the back for that extra level of peace of mind while you’re out. The place does smell of smoke but it isn’t a super strong smell. It was really warm when we got in. There is an window AC unit toward the front of the house that does a decent job of cooling the place down given enough time. Ultimately the place feels a little over priced for what it offers (whole experience for me felt very barebones / nickel & dime-ish) but if you just need a place to crash and wanna walk over (or take a 5 min Uber) to the Gas Lamp this isn’t a bad play.