The host does not live at this location. This is a three bedroom townhome in which all three rooms are rented out separately. We never met the host, but we did meet the cleaning lady once.
The home is in poor condition. The living/dining room had laundry, books and assorted stuff scattered everywhere. Both the couch and dining room table were unusable because of this. Similarly, almost all of the kitchen counters were covered with stuff. There was what looked like soy sauce spilled on items in the fridge. Food was spilled across the stove, which was partially covered by a stack of frying pans. The garbage can in the kitchen was not emptied during our 3 day stay.
The downstairs toilet had an inch thick line of grime at the water line. The upstairs bathroom toilet bowl was also stained, though not as bad. There was almost no space to put anything down - the countertop was dirty, littered with personal care products and hair, and the shelving unit above the toilet was similarly littered with personal care products. There was a dirty washcloth resident in the corner of the shower stall for the 72 hrs we were there.
The room we had was spacious, reasonably clean, and had a bed, two nightstands and two lamps. A small dresser would have been nice.
The smoke detector had been removed from the hallway ceiling, and was found sitting on the back of the toilet in the upstairs bathroom.
The location is about a mile north of the Mall. There are two parking spaces for the three rooms being rented. The neighbourhood is a little sketchy. There was trash scattered about the parking area, and within a 2-3 block radius we observed two tents and came across two separate individuals who appeared under some sort of chemical influence. We spoke with a police officer nearby who warned us against walking around in the neighbourhood after dark.
We met with one of the other guests who said that he had been staying here for quite some time, and that the mess was his. While this may be so, the host did not appear to have control of the situation.
The host was very responsive when we communicated with him, and provided clear details for arrival and check-in. We did not bring our observations to his attention during our stay as there was just far too much to address in such a short period of time.
If you like the location and price, you may wish to stay here. However, for $20 more a night we could have stayed at a hotel closer to the Mall with underground valet parking and daily housekeeping.