I am somewhat at a loss for how to address the trip/stay I just experienced. Upon arrival the house was not clean. The owner asked how it should be handled and I didn't know what to respond to that. If it was my rental, I would have offered to refund the cost of the cleaning due to the inconvenience. It was unfortunate that the first several hours were spent in an uncomfortable scenario with the cleaners being in the home and us feeling like we were in the way and not able to bring all of our belongings in. They mentioned they were not told they had to clean and she mentioned she wasn't sure why the house wasn't clean. So there certainly was some miscommunication. The cleaners were as fast and efficient as they could be in the uncomfortable situation we were all put in; however, still missed some areas. I don't hold them in less regard for that because again, it must have been uncomfortable for them to clean with all of us sitting around in the kitchen area waiting for them to be finished.
Next item I would like to address: There was a large basket of medications in the downstairs bathroom off of the living room. Some of them being prescription medications? I was highly disturbed when we came across Narcan nasal spray. Are you aware of what this is? I wasn't until I read the label and it is intended for heroin/opioid overdose. There were a lot of other strange medications in there as well. I don't know how often the owners check their property, but somebody needs to be monitoring what is in the home/left behind in the home that could have potential harmful effects to their guests/curious children. And although they cannot control what happens in their home by guests, the idea that a medication was left behind to combat an overdose is frightening.
Lastly, I have never felt so scared and quite frankly traumatized over my stay at an air bnb. I don't have a lot of experience with them so didn't know to research the actual neighborhood I was staying in. The pictures of the house looked nice and met our needs so I booked it. I had my children and their friends with me for a fall break getaway and upon arrival to the house there were broken down, smashed up vehicles parked across the street. I spoke to a friend and they informed me that I was in a terrible neighborhood and to not be out after dark. I am sure that sounds dramatic, but I figured out soon enough they were speaking truth. I was awakened multiple times on 2 of the nights to rapid fire gunshots from what sounded like 1-2 streets over.
I have never been so scared and paranoid after hearing all of the gunfire and barely slept the remaining nights. I question my judgement now on why I didn't leave and forfeit what I paid and moved to a safer location. My children and their friends fortunately did not wake to hear, but as a parent how awful wondering and yes waiting to see if it would get closer to the home I am in. Dramatic sounding perhaps, but truth!
I never want to write a negative review and overall the home was large and nice and the owner was very responsive, but I did not have a positive experience and am happy to be home and alive.