Don’t be fooled by the quaint pics. This home is unkempt and the yard space is a hodgepodge of badly constructed furniture. There are train tracks located behind the yard and a multi car cargo trains passes through frequently. The host also keeps her ‘compost’ behind the backyard fence in an unsightly heap-a breeding ground for rodents. The living room furniture/rug is stained and dirty. The dining room table has broken chairs and a food stained runner. Beds are hard and uncomfortable but please bring your own travel sheets and towels. The ones the host provides look like they’ve been used by her family.
Bathrooms are not up to date and the hosts don’t provide guests with cleaning supplies or comp PPE. When we arrived there was a wadded up wet ball of toilet tissue on the sink! The neighborhood is okay but seems to be undergoing gentrification. Parking is limited. The kitchen is fairly new but the host keeps compost in the freezer and encourages guests to do the same. Gross! Both the laundry and recycle rooms are dirty. The front porch and door are in need of a paint job. Plus the front door locks weren’t properly installed and look like they can be easily opened with the right tools. The hallway walls are dirty and the stairway has old carpeting and narrows weirdly at the top.
The last piece of this is we thought we would have the place and yard to ourselves. On the 2nd night a couple arrived they said they were staying next door - house is a duplex - in a room in the host’s house. They thought that they were getting the unit we were in. Then the following day the hosts had outside guests (a couple with a baby) visit them and they were in the yard as well.
Until the hosts address all of the issues listed above they should not be allowed to rent. I wouldn’t recommend this home to anyone.