Worst Airbnb experience ever. I can NOT figure out how he has so many positive reviews. Maybe they're friends and not actually paying guests??? I don't even know where to start. I guess I'll start with I don't care if someone is gay (I was the minister at my cousin't gay wedding) and I don't care if someone smokes pot (I don't but to each their own), BUT the amount of both was over the top! There are pictures of gay porn all over the fridge, I don't want to see a woman giving a blowjob while I make eggs and toast either, nude male art, and pictures of the host with multiple men all over the entryway.
He had friends over every night. They hung out for more than half of our time there even when Steve was at work. William "the house manager" got married to an Army guy our 2nd day there so he wasn't around as much either. Half of the guys hanging around are young Marines around my son's age. My son is 19 and these young men were likely 20 since they didn't go out to the bars. One of them hit on me non-stop, even saying something inappropriate to my son. I was there to celebrate my 50th not to put up with this bs. I was appalled and my son was so uncomfortable. One of these same young men ate some of my food right out of the fridge! He had no intention of replacing it until I asked him the next day to go to the grocery store and replace what he had eaten.
It says the kitchen is available. I used it when I could but in the evenings it was often filled with 4-6 male 20 somethings and Steve, who is closer to my age (or someone sleeping in the chair that's 20 feet away one morning - that was a startle). It was creepy to say the least. I could never have left my son their alone.
Steve did ask about my son's age, thinking he was under 18. When I told him he was 19 he switched his attitude and said "well if parents bring underage children here, that's on them".
He also advertises a "relaxation lanai". It was also not available as a small group was smoking out of a bong almost every night out there, a young man or two were sleeping almost every morning, or hanging out in the afternoon.
The quiet hours that he asks for apparently only apply to paying guests, not his friends.
The "eclectic" neighborhood he boosts is sketchy to say the least and we ended up having to pay for Uber's because we didn't want to walk after dark.
He also advertises free use of bikes. The tires were flat and there was almost no tread left. We had to fill the tires before each use.
When we were getting ready to leave I stripped the bed. I could have gagged when I saw the mattress pad I had been sleeping on for a week. It appears the room is very popular but washing the linens is not.
He says the house is 2000 sq ft, it is not. It's closer to 1500 sf. The lot is only 2500 sq ft. It doesn't really matter how many square feet but it does show his honesty. You can verify that online.
The a/c unit had a weird smell and the check filter light was on. I let William know (I also let him know that there was a bad leak under the sink). He was quite unconcerned about both. I met another guest and she complained about the a/c in her room not working at all, it was a very small room and it got up to 90 degrees to which he was equally unconcerned. The rest of the house was around 80-85 degrees most of the time because the a/c for the house was never turned on.
I asked Steve about a couple of issues and I didn't hear back from him so I sent a text. He replied "we'll talk in the morning". He was at work all day and too stoned all evening to take care of any problems so the host isn't really available as much as it sounds like. Here's an example of how wasted he was. We had mentioned we were going to go to a Luau. Mind you the luau is almost an hour away, so 2 hours of driving, and they typically last 2 - 2 1/2 hours. My son and i walked up to the grocery store (about 1/2 mile each way and bought some groceries. We were gone about 45 minutes. When we got back, Steve excitedly asked "how was the luau"?
To seal the deal to our ridiculous stay, I had two free passes to Sea Life that we hadn't used. William was getting the next room to us ready for the guests. I said "I have a couple of passes that your next guests might enjoy" and told him how long they were good for (another 5 days). He said "thanks" and then as we're checking out he said "thanks again for those free passes. I'm going to go on Saturday". I just started laughing and shook my head.
I would have left on day 2 of our 7 if I could have afforded another place knowing Steve would not likely refund my money.
I paid $874 for 7 nights. $99/night $80 cleaning fee (clearly not put to use), and a $100 service fee (whatever that is). Now it's listed at $59/night. We just left there not 2 weeks ago. Not sure what that's about!
If you're wondering, I have pictures of almost everything I put on this review and the other guest I mentioned above went out to lunch and we both could not believe what an awful place to stay that it was.