We regret staying here. Here’s 5 reasons.
(1) The place no longer looks like the pictures. It’s worn down and needs work to look the same again. Marks on the walls, chips/scratches on the big painting, big stains on the pillows. Also no robes etc. The front door barely closes. It feel like the door to a shack.
(2) The area feels unsafe. One neighbor has 5 aggressive dogs that will bark at you if you walk past. On our first night we walked home thru the alley to avoid the dogs and noticed homeless people taking injectable drugs there. Not nice to have so close to where you sleep.
(3) The area is very noisy due to the 805 and you don’t want to be outside because of it. The outdoor area was not useful at all for this reason. Also it was full of fallen leaves and didn’t look ready for guests.
(4) The unit next door (also Airbnb by same host) is big and they hosted some “aggressive” parties with a lot of people both Friday and Saturday until 5am. It ruined our sleep and definitely didn’t make us feel safe either. The host replied to me when complained about the issue but i’m not sure she did anything about it even though it is against Airbnb policy.
(5) There is a weird smell in the unit. As if a pet used to live there. The basement where washer/dryer is absolutely reeks of it. The machines down there are nice and new but the place is quite unsanitary. Clean towels are stored next to piles of dirt/soil and there are some lizards that live there too 🦎
The place does have some things going for it. The AC was nice and cold. North Park is close and parking was easy. You can actually block out the noise form the freeway with the AC. Booking was easy too.
We would have preferred another place if only we’d known about the issues a and we will of course not come back.