If this AirBnB was a high school stereotype it’d be the one who gets by on their looks. Overall, this space provides the bare minimum necessary and does it with great aesthetics.
What was right: cold A/C, kind neighbors who respected each other’s privacy, accessible free street parking, kitchen is well stocked for cooking and meals, basic pantry and toiletry items provided. Kruig and K cups for coffee. The architecture was really cool and it had nice canyon and skyline views from the patio. Neighborhood is relatively walkable with sidewalks. Smart TV where you can log in to your streaming services, reliable Wi-Fi.
What can improve: Not enough towels. For three guests on a three night stay we had three bath towels and three hand towels. There were no wash cloths in the bathroom or kitchen. Kitchen only had one tea towel and a dirty sponge. There are two “Hawaiian breeze air fresheners” that we unplugged because the scent was overpowering and irritating. The tub did not plug so could not take a bath and shower curtain drips water on the floor, resulting in very slippery and unsafe surfaces. The exhaust fan didn’t work in bathroom so during a shower, the smoke detectors gave a warning of smoke from the steam. Lights didn’t work where you wanted and then there were lights where you don’t want them. The light bulbs in the fridge and above shower were out. The Nest Detect systems had “path light” feature on in living room and bedroom. These are motion detecting lights, therefore in the night when you would move in the bed the light would turn on and wake everyone up. The hosts said they had no control over this feature. We found the mattress to sleep very hot.
There are three units that are connected to the main living structure. Sound carries and you can hear music, voices, foot steps, and dog(s) even after house rules quiet time of 10 pm. We used the AC unit to drown out as much sound as we could. It should also be mentioned that this location would be pretty inaccessible with any mobility modifications. Steep staircase to get down to the unit and then stairs into the unit.