I booked Chris's Airbnb for a very low-key bachelorette overnight stay with 9 girls. Chris almost had to cancel the reservation two weeks prior to our stay because she'd forgotten that she was going out of town and apparently didn't have time to make up the place before we arrived. However, I appreciated that she was willing to work with us to keep the reservation after I explained to her that we had booked all the other bachelorette activities around our Airbnb stay and there were no other options in the area. If there were alternative options, I would have gladly booked a different property for our trip. Here is why:

When we arrived at the house, we were happy to discover that it was very spacious and close to the beach. However, we found that the place was a bit "lived in," which the photos don't portray accurately: the bathrooms were old and not the cleanest (none of us ended up using the shower for this reason); there was cat hair all over the couches, armchairs, and some parts of the bed (so those with cat allergies take caution); and the kitchen counter and cabinet doors were sticky. Needless to say, I wiped down the kitchen counters, cabinets, and washed all the dinnerware before we used them.

None of this would have been an issue if Chris hadn't written a negative review of our stay complaining that we failed to wash the dishes and left the trash out. To be clear, we used some drinking glasses, wine glasses, 3-5 plates, and some flatware, and we rinsed them and left them near the sink. We threw all our trash into two large trash bags which we brought into the Airbnb on our own, and left the trash bags near the sink because we did not know where the trash bins were. We wiped the kitchen and dining table down after we used them. The rest of the home was left as found.

Most importantly, though, Chris never specified in advance that she expected us to do the dishes and take the trash out, nor did she explain to us where the trash bins were. In the past Airbnb properties I've rented, the cleaning fee has covered the cleaning of dishes and taking out of the trash.

If Chris had specifically told us that she wanted the dishes cleaned and trash taken out, we would've gladly done it. However, considering the high price tag on this house and the fact that it wasn't exactly presented to us in the cleanest condition, it seems a bit out of place for Chris to be criticizing us of not performing these chores.

In a nutshell, I would not recommend this property to someone looking for a relaxing stay in Half Moon Bay. There are plenty of hotel alternatives if you're looking to unwind and enjoy a getaway by the beach.