If this place seems to good to be true, it is! I knew the low price probably meant an older home without renovations and I was fine with that because of the location and backyard. I also read reviews about a kitchen smell and stained couch which I addressed by keeping windows open and washing pillow covers + covering seat cushions with bedsheets. I was willing to overlook the loose fridge handles that felt like it would fall off every time I opened it, or the toilet handle which actually did fall off when flushing. What ultimately got me to decide to leave that second night (out of 7 days) was seeing tape on the ceilings with hair attached. I'm assuming the blue painters tape was to mark off where they planned to install lightning, but it must have been there for weeks because hair floated its way onto all of them in the living room and dining room. Who would want to sit down to eat and worry about a strangers hair falling onto their food?!
This home and the appliances are not well maintained. There was residue on dishes even after I ran a load, so I wound up hand washing everything. I also found clumps of hair in the washing machine ring, while my husband said dirt pieces came out of the bathtub when he initially turned on the water to give our daughter a bath. As much as it is advertised as a good home for families, we found it difficult to bathe our toddler; options are a tiny shower or a deep handicap seated tub. And the fact that there are no screens on any windows is dangerous, especially the ones on the landing of the attic stairs (which were left wide open when we arrived). The absence of screens also meant bugs could easily come in. There were plenty spiders in corners and we found some dead wasps by windowsills (live wasps in the backyard made it difficult to enjoy the one area that was nice). I really tried to deal with it because my kids enjoyed the attic loft space, backyard and toys.
When thinking about this review, I was originally going to say it's motel living, but with the space of an entire house and backyard. However, motels at least have their paying customers in mind. My family was greeted with stained towels and sheets, plus pans with thick grease that made us order take-out. With the money I paid for my stay, I really hope the hosts take my advice of hiring new cleaners who can do a deep clean of the home and appliances, go to Walmart to purchase new towels, sheets and couch cover, and then take some tools to tighten up those loose handles around the house.
I decided to reach out to airbnb directly since I knew the host could do little remedy this situation, esp on such short notice. The host did apologize and said it was an older home, but it was the factors that are under their control that is the reason I ultimately canceled my stay. I requested a refund of the cleaning fee (which they denied). I would advise against staying here, especially with airbnb taking these complaints as a "low" level of cleanliness and only providing a 10% refund for 1 night. It is not worth the cost savings because anyone going on vacation wants to feel comfortable in their accommodations, and this unfortunately was the opposite.