***An important note for dog owners: He charges a $25 per night pet fee. NBD except he doesn't list it anywhere in the post or house manual on Airbnb. Conveniently, it's listed on the manual that wasn't sent to us until after check in (via email, off platform), and notes that you should "leave it in cash on the table", so, a bit odd.
I have never left a negative review before, and while I'm feeling like a Karen doing this I am still confused and disappointed by my stay.
The beginning of my experience here was actually quite good. I wanted to host a Thanksgiving dinner for some friends at work, and when I messaged Felix I got a quick response and booked right away. The day before check in, I also got a message from a party rental company (getting an extra dining table to serve food from and a few chairs) saying that they were going to deliver my order at 8am on the day I was due to check into Felix's place. I urgently contacted Felix and got a response to call a phone number from his dad. Apparently, Felix was out of the country and his dad was going to host. He told me he'd let me check in to the downstairs apartment a day early for $60, but I had to pay off the Airbnb platform and instead on PayPal. Airbnb strongly rallies against this, but I was desperate so I went through with it. I did, in fact, get access to the downstairs unit after a lot of back and forth texting/calling with Felix's dad. For this, I am really grateful and why my rating isn't so low.
The following day, when I was due to check in to the entire house, I couldn't get a hold of Felix's dad, and I was never sent the house manual that's supposed to have all the rules and combinations for lockboxes/etc. I waited for awhile outside, and finally got the lockbox combination. He played the "let me send you the manual again" after previously telling me Felix had already sent it my way. I didn't receive it until an hour into being in the house.
The house itself is pretty dirty -- the oven had gunk everywhere, as if the grates were never pulled off to clean. The carpets have stains everywhere, so much so that I took photos upon check in because I was worried I'd be charged. The backyard had a lot of trash in it. The lack of dressers in the bedrooms is really, really strange as well. I was there for two nights and didn't have a place to put my things. The listing is noted as having a washer and dryer, but they ask for donations to help cover the cost in cash (which, is also weird), and they suggest you tip the cleaning folks when they come in. All things that I expect to not have to do on Airbnb. Additionally, the towels are mismatched and some were ratty.
Overall, I had a good time because of the people I had over, but if I was trying to impress guests or staying long term, I really cannot recommend this place.