The place is in a much greater state of disrepair than the images show. It is an old building and not much as been fixed.
- Fridge drawers broken
- Microwave button broken
- Smoke detector in common area looks disabled and simply painted over
- Several random holes in the walls with grates over them (to keep out what?)
- Shower stall is not level so water pools in a corner away from the drain
- Floors are tilted
- Window in bedroom facing the courtyard was broken and duct taped together. The bottom of the sill was rotted and duct taped shut
We also unfortunately were woken up at 2am by a car coming to the intersection the Airbnb is on and then firing 8 shots. The cops came and were taking photos of the casings that were right outside our windows... (The unit is on the first floor so we both heard and saw the shots very vividly.) We informed the host the next morning and received a delayed response. One of our group members was so shaken that she had to find alternate housing our last night.
What was most upsetting about the situation was that the host did not appear to have much empathy for us as guests in his Airbnb, especially since the day before I messaged with a question about whether the front door to the building could be locked or not as there are other tenants/guests in the building (it was not locked when we arrived). I cannot say whether or not this is common for the area, but certainly keep it in mind. Anyone could have gotten into the building and broken down the old door into our unit (where the first bedroom is)!