When I arrived at this AirBnB, it was quite late. There was a dead rat outside of my car and a dead cat on the porch of the apartment. I don’t know if there was poison around or what, but multiple dead animals so close to the apartment made me very uneasy, since I was traveling with my cat.
Nicky said that the area wasn’t bad, unless you were just someone who felt uncomfortable seeing someone of another race. This was not accurate, in my opinion. I felt so unsafe in this area, I actually left and got a hotel instead.
The next day I was chatting with a police officer and told him why I was staying so far out of the city, (because I ended up paying for 2 places that night). He used an app he had to look at the address. The app showed the amount of murders and violent crime, like rape and shootings, and had a color system with 6 or so colors. The color black was the very worst of what was possible and the most dangerous areas. There was only a few of those in the whole city, and where this AirBnB was, was one of them. He also told me he used to work “that beat,” and that it is not at all a safe area. The day after I left, there was also a shooting on that block.
Finally, I do feel badly that I told the host I would stay for a few more nights and then canceled last minute, but the truth is, the window sill was covered in dead bugs, there was some kind of critter my cat was trying to get to under the sink, multiple furry spiders in the living room, and I truly just didn’t feel that my cat was safe having seen the dead cat and rat outside the apartment door. I worried there was rat poison nearby and just couldn’t risk the life of my pet.
I’ve never left a bad review and I know you’re not going to get 5 stars at $79/night. And I’m sure Nicky feels very differently about the neighborhood, but this was my experience. As I read great reviews on here, I wonder now if people are being truly honest, because it’s not like reviewing a place but a host as well - and that is much harder to do, if someone has been nice to you.
Should anyone have concerns about safety, I wanted there to be an honest review about my experience and learning about the area. You may call the police department and see for yourself if it’s a good area for you.
I’m sorry for the poor review, but I was disappointed and didn’t feel my expectations of safety and cleanliness were met.