TL;DR: This space wasn’t accurate to the pictures, has minimal privacy, but is in a great location for a very nice price, and the host was incredibly kind.
First off - John is an incredibly nice and caring host. He drove 45 minutes to bring me towels that weren’t at the Airbnb when I checked in.
But that was also part of the issue - I began with no towels for my stay, and seemingly no one to bring them to me until midnight, six hours after I checked in and originally notified him of the issue. I understand things happen, but I had hoped for a bit more communication.
More important, the pictures in the ad are not accurate to the real room. I recognize that this is a very cheap accommodation in an awesome location, but there wasn’t any indication in the listing that this room had, for all intents and purposes, a makeshift door that doesn’t close the room off completely - the door doesn’t go to the ceiling and there are a lot of cracks in between the panels. As a solo female traveler, this is an important detail in a shared space. (You can see what the door looks like in one of the pictures of the kitchen, but I had no idea this was the door to my room.)
There are also no curtains on the windows from the pictures, much less the rest of the furniture pictured, and the blinds either didn’t fit the windows or were broken to the point that there was no privacy. This is a street-facing room, so I didn’t feel particularly comfortable.
The bed was like sleeping on a cardboard box. Again, I recognize that this is a budget accommodation, but may be important information for some. (For context, I hike and camp often, so I’m literally comfortable sleeping on the ground; not looking for pillow-tops everywhere I go.)
The bathroom wasn’t unclean, but clearly very old and not well taken care of.
Overall, I was pretty disappointed with the misrepresentation of this space. Had I known what to expect, I probably would have had fewer issues, but I felt a bit duped. John kindly let me cancel the rest of my stay, but now I was out of a place.
It’s a great price for a GREAT location, just be aware that you’re getting a VERY bare bones room, communication may be sparse, and privacy will be limited. Could work out great for some, but for others, you may want to consider somewhere else.