First off the apartment was not ready when we arrived. However the house was very accommodating and had it ready within 60 minutes and gave us a $100 refund.
But the details in the description makes you feel as if it’s a bait and switch. It is a basement unit with people staying above you and you can hear every step and every move they make. To enter into the basement you feel as if you were an episode of Saw walking into an escape room. You have no ability to control the thermostat therefore you must text the host. We had to run the stove to heat the unit because there were no vents and all of the bedrooms. He was gracious enough to turn the heater up to 74 degrees but without the stove running the first night my wife felt as if she was freezing; she was so cold that she did not want to take a shower. There were no condiments, the dishwasher was filthy, therefore we had to buy dishwashing liquid just to clean the dishes that were in the cabinet that were also dirty. The neighborhood is in an historic area, and there are nice houses around but there’s also a homeless person who lives within a five minute walk with her clothes in a basket. That wouldn’t be a big deal except all the windows in the unit did not have locks on them therefore we had to wedge sticks or handles into the window seals to prevent an outsider from being capable of entering. My daughter left her playing cards in the unit, I text the host once we got home and ask him to mail them. He said he would mail them but would like a five star rating. I told him that I could not lie and he would not receive a five star rating so my daughters favorite playing cards were never returned to us. A couple of suggestions that I have would be vents or fans in each room to help guest feel more comfortable in addition to condiments in the kitchen and having the ability to adjust the heat and air. The apartment had been recently renovated but some decorations would help guest to feel more at home; And doing something with the stairs that lead to the basement so that guest do not feel like there entering a horror movie. My daughter literally was in tears once we arrived and saw the entrance. My son was frustrated the entire time because of the excessive noise above you. Almost forgot there was what appeared to be mold from a leak in the main bathroom where the window did not have a lock on it.