+ cheapest place we stayed
+ cool outdoor kitchen area
+ nice bathroom
+ flexible host
disclaimer: we are sensitive to heat / air quality and I have an overactive sense of smell.
- sheets, towels, and most importantly pillowcases need to be changed. they were washed but smelled like they had been used just too many times.
- The small windows in the back of the room open up into crawl space, and were closed at first so the room was hot. There were no windows opening up into the unobstructed outdoors. Because of this the air was musky after opening the windows.
- best way to cool down room at night (August) is to open the windows and leave the wooden door open so the screen door allows air in from the public space. If you want privacy and good air flow there is pretty much no way you can get both at the same time. Room did eventually cool down.
- extremely loud upstairs footsteps at 5:30 - 6:30 am. They say the quiet time is from 6:00 am. Not a big deal, it's really just the volume which was unbearable. They warned about this but man I live in NYC and thought we had loud neighbors upstairs - this was way worse. Not comfortable. We left ASAP.