We were supposed to stay 18 days but couldn’t make it work for us due to heavy dust (I'm allergic and had an asthma reaction.) After parking the first night in the driveway we were told that parking on the premises is in fact not available. This leaves only street parking on a busy st., which also means traffic noise at night. (Our car was fully packed so in several weeks of travel we've needed secure parking and we deliberately filter 'parking on premises’ for less visibility when searching ABNB. This was the first ABNB location not to respect that.) Even though we set this filter, the host seemed to think it was ok to restrict parking if the listing said "on and off street parking".
This ‘private’ studio didn't feel private with host food in fridge and personal effects under the bed, and noise carrying through the bathroom (which was very clean) and with ‘antiques’, little floor space for guest suitcases and no luggage racks. In spite of appreciating Jacqueline letting us forward a package there the space felt crowded with non essentials, and overpriced.
Suggestions
1. Provide room darkening curtains- not good in summer unless you’re a super early riser;
2. If there are washer arrangements (also in our ABNB search filter) list them on welcome sheet.
3. Remove freezer smell by removing host food (2/3 full), fridge below also had host food.
4. Remove boxes of personal storage under the bed which prevent complete cleaning.
5. Provide TV at check in (as listed on ABNB).
6. Luggage racks and less dust catching nick knack shelving would help.
7. Provide a decent bed. The bed needs re-inventing :); it sags heavily to middle, not uncomfortable, and creaks.
8. Clean or replace the comforter which smelled dusty;
9. rusty dish rack in kitchen needed replacement.
10. Lumber scraps on way to front door- would be more welcoming to remove all scrap lumber to other side of house. And the scraps are actually hazardous for a handicapped person.
11. Moving the large cactus pot to other side of front door,would also make entry easier; 11. cleaning out old clutter in garden would be nice too.
12. Light the full length of the walkway. Motion sensor light was missing from the the walkway when starting out from the 'studio' front door so you're walking in the dark till you're almost at the driveway (light only goes on from the parking gate in the other direction.)
13. Kitchen area could use a garbage can.