I’m going to be really blunt— I was assaulted outside of this air bnb, and the listing does not give an accurate portrayal of the neighborhood.
I’ll start with the pros:
There is parking, and in comparison to other listings in the area it is a good value for the proximity to the beach.
The cons:
It SHARES A FENCE, a fence that is directly outside the living room and bedroom windows (like a foot) with an apartment complex that is definitely rough. Drugs were obviously being sold, and you can hear all conversations that are had in the apartment building, it’s that close. It’s also next to a liquor store. The parking is also a double edge sword, great that’s free and overnight, but literally EVERY homeless person, with and without cars they live in, park there because it is free overnight. I fully understand that’s a minor issue, but having a conversation about homelessness because they are DIRECTLY outside the air bnb every time we exited, wasn’t the convo i wanted to have with my child every time. All this is relevant only because on night one, I left my 9 year old, 3 month old and husband to get waters and was attacked from behind, punched in the face, and kicked in the face and body several times once I was on the ground. After passing out, I walked to the corner store with my nose exploding with blood and received help. Long story short my phone was stolen, I got two black eyes, a broken nose, two broken ribs, and a broken finger. I Was too petrified to stay there the second night we booked. I contacted air bnb, and send photos of my face, which were wild, and they dodged my calls and never called me back, for two weeks. I haven’t received a refund, an apology, or a check in.
I could be petty and say that the bed was old etc, but the major issue is it is straight up not a safe area to be in, and air bnb does NOTHING to help, even when you call the safety line.