In creating reviews of our stays at an Airbnb property, our family uses the following template to assess based on the things we find most important. 😊
Impression of neighborhood where property is located: Easily the BEST thing about this property. Right across the street from The Rio and above an incredible Italian restaurant. A quick walk to Larimar Square and 16th St. Mall. Absolutely loved being in the heart of everything.
Ease of finding location: Description of property was spot-on and easy to find.
Ease of accessing property (check in procedures, getting inside): Lots of codes to remember but otherwise easy to access.
Initial impression of property: Clean, very basic furnishings, not at all luxurious or homey. Kind of like the place you got right after college with hand-me-downs and IKEA (though nothing was new).
Bedrooms: All the mattresses were bad. Innerspring, super hard and NOT comfy. Mind you, we are in our 50s and spoiled with high-end memory foam at home but I wish I had known these would be so low quality. Our teen daughter stayed in the room with the bunk beds and those mattresses were even worse. Like 20-year-old flat futon, can you really call this a mattress mattresses. We felt bad making her sleep there. Also the windows might be original to the building because you can hear people having conversations in the alley and throwing away copious amounts of bottles all night. Again, this sensitivity could be an old people thing, but it was a thing for us.
Bathrooms: Need TLC. No toilet paper holder in one of the bathrooms and neither had any place to put toiletries or makeup. I can't be the only woman who wanted someplace besides the top of the toilet to lay my things while showering or getting ready. But at least they were clean.
Kitchen: Super small and not very functional. Appliances are approximately my age and NO DISHWASHER. Yes, my fault for not noticing this but who even has an airbnb without a dishwasher in the COVID era? Well, I lie. There is a dishwasher but it's sitting in the closet of one of the bedrooms. Thank goodness I brought my own coffee mug. We went out and got paper plates and flatware, which I am normally not a fan of, but is highly preferable to washing dishes or eating off dishes of questionable cleanliness. We like being able to make a meal or two to save our $$ for splurging on dinner but this kitchen made it awkward.
Common rooms: Please replace the couch in the living room. It is SO uncomfortable and the pillows are flat and stained. Trying to position ourselves to watch t.v. at night was a big drag.
Wi-fi/connectivity: Good, high-speed wifi.
Proximity of activities: Again - the best. Sooo much is in walking distance which is everything about urban living (or staying).
Overall: If you're fine with fairly worn super basic everything in a fabulous location, you'll be happy. :)