I hate the leave a negative review, but I also feel that being honest is important in this situation.
My fiancé and I booked this condo for a week to celebrate our engagement. We saw that the reviews were great, however our experience was anything but. Unfortunately, we were in the room a total of 30 minutes before we called air bnb to cancel and get a refund.
When we walked into the condo, you could immediately smell a strong odor of mold and the air was very thick. We were tired from traveling so we tried to take a little nap, but within 20 minutes of being in there we were both coughing, had sore throats and headaches. Even the sheets smelled like mildew. I checked around the room and bathroom to see if there was any visible mold, and found spores around the A/C unit and a large area of black mold on the wall right outside of the window. It also looked like the corner of the wall, close to the ceiling by the window had been wiped clean and mold residue was sort of smeared around.
I have respiratory issues, so once I realized that there was mold in the unit, I became very concerned.
We referred back to the host's listing and messages they sent, and they stated "* If you call us, we may be a charge fee."
That in itself is ridiculous. They sent us a couple of messages that were very long and full of all the charges we could potentially expect, which made us feel unwelcome and almost like we had done something wrong before we even got there. So rather than contacting the host, we called air bnb, sent them photos of the mold and ended up getting a credit to find another place to stay. The process took all afternoon so we had to cancel our plans and basically lost a day of our trip trying to get it sorted out.
Two days later, I finally stopped coughing.
I really hate to leave such a negative review, but mold is a serious issue which could lead to people getting sick. Unfortunately, I don't recommend staying here. The price is decent, but what does it matter if you end up spending your trip sick?