Gilbert always responded in a timely manner, but the space is really like a run-down frat house. The photos make it look clean, well-lit and spacious, suggesting an open floor plan - but it is dark, dingy and the layout is not very functional/depressing, with the kitchen tucked back out of sight at the end of the hall. There are combinations on the bedroom doors, as though they rent out each room separately but every time you close the bedroom door, it locks, so you have to have the code on you - which gives it a hostel vibe. The labels on the fridge and above the sink, instruct you to “clean up your mess right away!” And made us feel like we were in low-budget, communal space with an aggressive landlord. The thermostat can not be adjusted without a code, which I have never seen in an Airbnb rental of a house. We was freezing in the bedrooms and we worried we’d get sick from the cold, but there was no way to adjust it and we realized too late to have Gilbert adjust it remotely,so we hunkered down. he still didn’t offer the PIN to the air conditioning so we could adjust to our liking, so the next night it was too hot to sleep in. Most notably, it is incredibly loud there because it’s on a major street. Be prepared to be woken up by traffic early in the morning.
The outdoor space is shared and there are bags of garbage, random cleaning supplies and an air mattress strewn about, so it doesn’t feel clean, tidy or welcoming. We sat there for a minute but realized it was depressing too, so we didn’t use it at all. The bottom line is the pictures tell a very different story than the experience offers, and we genuinely don’t want others to be deceived