My friend and I had a bad experience with this AirBnB. I'm actually quite shocked that these hosts have such high ratings, given the conditions of the AirBnB and the lack of business courtesy to us as patrons.

When we first came across Courtney and Joy's posting, we were excited to have found what seemed to be a "quaint" cottage with a reasonable price of $130 a night. AirBnB had authorized the booking, but I just needed to wait for Courtney's response. To my surprise, Courtney informs me that the $130 listed price was a "mistake" and that she had intended to make it even more due to Comic Con. In fact, she told me that it had already been reserved at a higher price, but they had cancelled last minute. I told Courtney that she should honor her initial price, but she didn't. In need for a place to stay, my friend and I accepted and paid the informally higher "requested" price.

When we arrived, we were surprised to find that the "cottage" was a garage converted into a studio, which at some point must have been a doghouse, given the incredibly strong, unbearable stench of wet dog. The dog, Juno, a husky slept outside and was incredibly sweet to us.

Smell/Air ventilation: The wet dog smell was heavily concentrated next to a bookshelf next to the bed. There was no ventilation - a dusty fan was positioned at the foot of the bed so that the room was tolerable. Without the use of the fan, the dog smell and the humid/hot room was worse.

Cleanliness/Sanitation: It was hard to enjoy the AirBnB when most of the furniture, bathroom and decorations had thick layers of dust on it. The DVD shelf had little chigger/spiders or something running up and down them. Fruit flies spawned out of nowhere and raided the bathroom/kitchen area. The ground was dirty and made the bottoms of our feet black.

Unsafe: If you’d like to be safe, consider twice about staying here. The cottage cannot be locked. The door doesn’t shut completely. Courtney told us she left the keys to the cottage on the table inside the house. However, we never used the key because the door doesn’t even close or lock. Although, we were told that South Park was safe, you just never know. It is not considerate or reasonable to have tenants staying over and not offer them basic security. My friend and I were very hesitant to leave our stuff there during the day. It is seriously a public concern and I hope Courtney can fix the door and clean it up the place before another patron stays over.

Also, the bed was incredibly soft, which could be uncomfortable for some.