First of all, I would like to say that this is the first time I do not give someone a 5 star review. I would like to start with that because I hate that I am having to give Ryan such a low rating. I tried to address some issues with him and he did not respond to my text messages or messages on Airbnb which led me to writing this review.
*The restroom is not clean. The restroom is being shared with everyone in the house (which are several people) and it is not being cleaned between each guest. I know this because I know that someone showered a little before me and I did not see it cleaned before I showered. People leave their used razors, shampoo, conditioner, etc. in the shower.
*The linens were not cleaned. The pillow cases and the sheets smelled unclean.
*The heater did not work. When we tried to tell Ryan, he did not respond. First, he ignored my text message. Then, he ignored my Airbnb message twice.
*As previously stated by others, this is not a safe environment. It has nothing to do with the fact that there are minorities, I myself am a minority. It feels unsafe. I lived in Chicago so I know that all neighborhoods are not like this. We heard neighbors arguing at 3 am in the morning and have a recording of it, if anyone wants proof.
*This is a hostel home. It is important to know this because when we (female friend and I) stayed there were nothing but men. I think that this is a piece of information that women might want to know. My female friend had an unpleasant experience with one of the male guests there.
*The TV had static and did not work. He does not have cable and the few channels that he did have, did not work.
*This has nothing to do with the rating but I just want to share this with people who are thinking of staying here. Ryan wants people to take off their shoes upon arriving due to the old wood in his house. Since I saw that there were about 50 shoes in the shoe rack, I left my socks on. As I was walking down the slippery stairs, I fell. This being said, make sure you are careful when walking up and down the stairs with socks.
I tried to resolve these issues with Ryan and he was not helpful. I had to contact Airbnb. I also read other people's comments that were not favorable and he was rude in his replies to them. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt. Don't make the same mistake I did.