I have made a safety claim against this property with Airbnb as I found a used crack pipe and butane lighter in the medicine cabinet of the bathroom. The items were found on the second night of stay. I was traveling with a minor child which means that it is possible that he could have found it first. Thankfully, it was me and not him who found the items. To claim that this unit is sanitized is false. While it may look crisp and clean in the photos, it was obviously used as a drug den by the last renter or whomever else finds their way into the unit.
This rental is located in a part of town plagued by homeless people, many more than were expected. Parking spaces, while free directly in front of the building, are occupied at all hours of the day. The only option is to park down the street in the paid lot which charges $8 for 12 hours or $50 for 24 hours so plan to park late at night. I parked next to a sleeping homeless man and walked up the street past at least 4 tents, one of which had a man openly using a hypodermic needle. If I hadn't already paid for this rental in full, I would have cancelled.
After finding drug paraphernalia, I sent text messages to both Naj (who lives in the building) and Neil. Neither replied. I called both of them and neither answered. I called the 24 hour number provided on the check in instructions and a woman answered. I demanded that someone be sent over to collect the items as I was not comfortable and did not want them in the unit any longer. She could not guarantee that anyone could come that night. I told her that was not acceptable and said that she would need to send someone over or else I would ask the police to do it and give them her number. A man named Jonathan stopped by about an hour later to get the items, around 11 p.m.
If you have read this so far and are still considering renting, please note also that the people who occupy the room next door smoke weed so this unit smells like marijuana.
Positives: soft sheets and towels, clean counters and floors, enough beds for 4 people
Negatives: other than what is listed above, pipes are noisy when people flush or shower, construction noise in the early a.m., refrigerator was not working so we had to toss our leftovers. They did send a person over to fix it.