My weekend trip to Chicago began easily enough but with a call from my Airbnb host asking if I would be checked in by 4 to let in a maintenance person(they'd be there between 4-6). This was an odd inquiry to me but I was told it was to repair WiFi. My party would not, and while we were checked in around 5 a maintenance person never materialized but the WiFi worked 🤷‍♀️. When we were ready to check in I messaged the host for instructions and received a "manual" which includes rules not posted in the listing(I chose this stay specifically because it had only 1 house rule) but most seemed reasonable enough despite listing additional charges. The property itself was nice. It looks like the photos provided, it was clean, the neighborhood was nice enough, and it's fairly walkable in terms of location. The amenities were good, the only things that stood out were the absence of a patio/balcony as listed, the blinds in the living room couldn't be raised or lowered, and the numerous light switches that seemed to do nothing. My biggest problem with my experience was the ever expanding list of rules and claims of fines as the host messaged me twice more with rules. Including but not limited to $150 for "loose trash" and a list of approx. 10 cleaning instructions at $20 fine per "infraction" even though I'd already paid a $225 cleaning fee. As per Airbnb's terms of service section 5.2 by accepting a booking a host is entering a "contract directly with the Guest, and are responsible for delivering your Host Service under the terms and at the price specified in your Listing" by assigning rules after accepting they likely legally violated that contract and certainly violated Airbnb terms of service. So I wouldn't recommend this host.