We arrived at Michael’s late our first night and everything seemed fine. There were signs all over the kitchen about an ant issue so we decided not to use the kitchen other than to store water and make coffee. The first morning I made coffee and the coffee machine was dirty and filled with grounds. No big deal, I cleaned the machine and pot. Traveled around the island a full day and came back only to shower and sleep. I was gone the next full day and returned again to shower and sleep. That night I found a roach in the bathroom. Ants in the kitchen, I can accept, roaches I can’t. I messaged Michael and he was quick to respond that he will have to put more traps out. He also mentioned it must have been in the kitchen and seemed surprised when I told him it was in the bathroom. I asked him to have someone come spray because I knew I’d not sleep knowing he knows about roaches in the kitchen and I found some in the bathroom which tells me there is a bigger infestation. I understand we are on an island and it is a larger issue here, but I felt like it was not being addressed appropriately. My friend and I ended up moving to a hotel after we then found a gecko in the kitchen to which Michael responded, “ they are pretty to look at and also eat the bugs…”. I asked Michael to allow me to cancel my remaining days since I wasn’t comfortable and had gone ahead and booked a hotel. His response was good luck they are worse there. I ultimately had to escalate it to Airbnb and was able to cancel and get the remaining days refunded.
Michael’s place is centrally located, cozy, but outdated and not thoroughly cleaned.