Normally my reviews on Airbnbs are positive even when I experience negative or not so normal experiences of discomfort. In this case, I'll make an exception. You didn't pay attention to us and ignored us after we checked in.
Here is the Pros and Cons in a nutshell:
Pros:
Newer building
Proximity to most DC attractions
Cons:
Checking experience was not great.
-Key lock was not working and we had a late arrival. Building manager was meant to be our contact however we were unable to reach manager.
Host stop communicating to us after we mentioned late arrival. Manager was suppose to be point of contact however that proved to be futile. We were let into building from residences after 1 hour of trying to reach Host and manager. Then good news is the manager left the condo door open. We were not comfortable with this, however we had no other choice at that moment. Host never contacted us until we reached out the next day for an iron.
Lack of minimum and basic items listed:
- We were in DC for a wedding and were 3 guest. We had shirts, pants, and dresses to iron. We searched the entire unit for an iron. There was no iron. No ironing board. We reached out to Host. The first time he communicated and replied to us after our check challenges and mishap. He claimed that prior guest stole the iron. This seemed strange as why would someone do this. I realized that he was seeking excuses because in addition there was no ironing board. Why would someone steal an ironing board of all things. Give me a break. As someone who has airbnbs myself I have to laugh at this excuse. The Host claim he would ask the building manager for a iron. This never came to fruition. We texted and called numerous times to see if this was still going to happen. We went locally to buy an iron.
By the way this was the last time we heard from the host.
False marketing in being a 2 bedroom
- Bedroom in lower level was not a room, but an extremely small Den.
- Futon was uncomfortable and an uncomfortable night sleep with railings of futon under our back.
- There was nice no blankets(other than toddler size blanks. I kid you not. Blankets for babies and toddlers). The sheets didn't smell fresh and smelled soiled. We had to wash all sheets. Sheets were minimum in availability.
No internet:
There was a modem but no internet info. No info on wifi details. I couldn't work off the Hotspot on my phone due to the VPN requirements a federal contractor. I contacted host about it and he said it was near the washer upstairs. All was upstairs was a modem with no contact info.(No user name and pass key). At this point I knew this host really was not on top of his game.
No access to TV as no internet.
The smell of the unit:
The unit had a raw sewage smell. Saw from other reviews about a bad smell but we tried our best to deal with it. It was nauseating at times.
In summary overall not a good experience and not worth the $250 a night. There was not even a welcome bookwith details of the unit (including location for items and wifi details). I've stayed in cheaper airbnbs in the DC area and experienced superior services and experiences for half the price. In addition the neighborhood was not worth the value for the stay. I have over 40 airbnb stays under my belt as a guest and this is in the top 10 for worst experience.
Choose other suitable and worthy airbnbs if you are staying in the DC area.