My family and I wanted to book a nice property to celebrate my Master’s graduation. We found this home in AirBnb and thought that the pictures depicted the property beautifully. For a three night stay, we were willing to pay $4,400. Averaging more than a thousand a night.
Upon arrival, we were not as impressed as to when we saw the pictures for the first time. When entering the house, we could smell that the house was a bit dated. Not as updated as we would have imagined from the pictures.
Pros - the outdoor area is the biggest selling point as per the many pictures they have of it. It was spacious and the pool/sauna area has enough space for everyone. Additionally, the location of this property is quite close to everything which is a big plus.
Cons - the pictures did not accurately reflect of the house as the house and the decor is quite outdated. One of our biggest issue was the cleanliness - through every room, there were dark stains on the carpet which, for the price we paid, was not acceptable. We were disgusted to walk around barefoot in our own rooms because of the stains. Additionally, we tried to use the grill for one of the days and it was very dirty. My dad had to spend time cleaning it which is not what we want to do at a vacation and it pushed our lunch time and plans.
Communication with the host was prompt but solutions to our issues were not as expected. The carpet issue was due to “light carpets” and they offered to send a cleaning crew to take care of it, but we did not want other people to come into the home in the middle of our 3 day vacation. Additionally, hosts offered to compensate my dad for cleaning the grill (something that is fully done twice a year as mentioned by host). As people from Latin decent, offering to pay for our “services” did not sit well with us, but we give the host the benefit of the doubt as messages get misconstrued on text.
Value: ultimately, we do not think that we got the experience we paid for. Especially at a price of $4,400 for three nights.
I want to close by mentioning that we all have our own experiences, and yours may be different. This was our own experience with the house and wish yours would be more positive!