I will be as honest as possible when reviewing Gretchen's place, especially since I was a long-term guest. First, the room is super small--be warned--you will not be able to do much inside that small space. Next, be aware that Gretchen is super picky and very rule-oriented. Honestly, I felt like I was incarcerated in county jail, as she would say, "You can only shower from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m." The most disturbing part of this all is that she had a stop-watch and would time your shower. She had a strict five-minute (5) shower time limit, and then she would knock the door to advise you, "Get out". If you like to shower in the morning and at night, please stay away from this property. I will also say that Gretchen is very particular about the things you put in her refrigerator--if she did not like it, she will simply throw them away without giving you notice. Gretchen would go into my room to do "routine check-ups", and honestly, this made me feel uncomfortable. I first discovered this when I came home early from school, she was inside my room and I got upset at her for not giving me notice; she said that she wanted to see what was inside and that she was not required to give me notice because I did not have a lease with her. I will like to address a more disturbing thing that Gretchen frequented, and that was racial comments. She would always say, "I hate Mexicans and these Latinos are a pest to our country". I, for one, am Latino, so this really offended me--she just did not care who she was around when she would make these race-driven comments. Next, I had many things in the common area, and these objects "magically" went missing, which made me very suspicious. For example, I had items in the common area closet that she allowed me to use, but I could not find them on my move-out date. For those who wish to stay long-term, please be advised that Gretchen sincerely believes that Airbnb guests are not residents of the home--she will not allow you to get mail in her home, as she is afraid of the so-called "Squatters". I think when you first meet Gretchen, she comes off as being kind and charming, but when you live with her for several months, then you really get to see her "true colors". I wish Gretchen would get out of this business if she continues with this set of behaviors. One thing you should know is that the host will leave her bedroom door open to see what is happening in the home--she carefully monitors who is coming in and out, which made me feel very uncomfortable. I do not hold hate against the host, but I wish she would just be cognitive that some of her behaviors are not proper when living with guests. For example, she would drink a lot of alcoholic beverages; she was off work on Thursdays and Fridays, and frankly, she would get so "wasted" that she would be scary. Her mood changes very fast, so just be aware of this. There were days that she was super nice and lovely, and other days where you ran to your room because she would just start screaming at you and start telling you off. I read some of the other reviews, and I am not sure if they rated the way they did because they stayed for short stays, or if they were treated kindly because they were not "Mexicans". Again, I am just stating some objective and subjective elements to make you decide whether staying at Gretchen's home would be a good option. I will say this with reservation, but in all of my rentals and leases I have had, staying with Gretchen was a huge mistake and one that I do not recommend anyone to go through. I mean, I was just miserable, but since I had already paid, I could not get out of this home-honestly, this was the worst reservation I have stayed at, and I hope she would strongly consider getting out of this housing business. Overall Host Grade: 55.75% (F-).