After reading the great reviews , I had high hopes for this place. Unfortunately our stay went downhill right at check in. The flimsy lock attached to the gate of the ‘studio’ was broken , so really anyone in the complex could’ve made their way in before us. We just walked right in . After making our way in and trying to lock the sliding glass patio door , we realized that that door also had no working lock . We contacted the host via message to inform him of that and proceeded to settle in.
Now this is probably the most important thing to note of this place and is a notice to potential travelers who value Privacy - please note that this unit is NOT a complete space to yourself as noted in the listing . This is actually more like a bedroom /bathroom that is in fact a part of the hosts condo. There is no way to actually lock yourself in this place as you would obviously expect from a place listed as ‘Whole place to yourself’. There is a door that separates this room from the condo, that door has a lock on the inside that prevents you as a guest from entering the hosts condo but has no additional lock whatsoever to assure your privacy - THE HOST MAY ENTER YOUR ROOM AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. Of course I felt like there was no way for this to happen as I expect that after check in time the space is ours , but nope . Approximately 20 minutes after checking in (after the appointed check In time of 3pm and having informed the host we were already in the room) while getting comfortable - the host walked right in . No knock , no notice - just walked right in. Also , what was even worse and more awkward was his reaction - no apology , no turning away . He just stared .
Embarrassing and uncomfortable moment to say the least and I will not get into further details as Airbnb team members handled the situation as best they could for us after it was reported .
Well, we obviously left after that and overpaid at a local hotel, but i guess you cant put a price on safety and privacy .
Oh and last note - this room doesn’t have real central AC
You can’t control it - only the host can . So if you get hot in the middle of the night or any given moment I guess just hope the host sees your message on the Airbnb chat and Can adjust it .