Ryan's place definitely had it's pro's and con's. I understand that you get what you pay for but the description of this place is without a doubt inaccurate...
The house has incredible character and the pool table was a really cool addition. It also has a little set-up shop in place for guests to buy snacks from, which was a really nice addition. Everything was pretty up to standards in terms of cleanliness and the amenities went above and beyond all expectations.
The shower was absolutely incredible - I'd go as far as saying the best one I've ever used away from home.
The house also has a really nice communal feel about it, many of the other guests staying were really interesting/helpful and it was pleasure hanging out with all of them.
HOWEVER...
The Host came across very defensive and dismissive when I simply asked if there was a safe place to store my belongings whilst out. The house had around 8/10 different guests staying in it and I was made to feel like an idiot for not trusting all of them with my VALUABLE personal belongings . I was also told that if I didn't like the situation I could go and find somewhere else to stay which threw me off after only just arriving - making me feel very unwelcome.
The Description says... "I happen to live on a good street with a great block." neither the street nor the block are great they are in fact quite dangerous. The hosts sugar coats the situation when suggesting the street/block is a safe place to be. I understand that in the description he has made a slight point of this but it's nowhere near explained into the extent of what it's actually like. We arrived to a large crime scene just around the corner, saw many cars with bullet holes in them and was also told by three separate uber drivers that the area was definitely one of the roughest around. Not sure whether the phrase 'value for money' even comes into the equation when your general safety starts to become at risk?
Lastly I'd like to add that there is no mention that the room we would be staying in is pitch black all day long without the use of lamps and has no main light source.
I am simply laying out the facts with this review when comparing it to many other air bnbs I have visited. I'm the last person to write a negative review for no reason and like I have mentioned this place does have a lot of good points about it but I wouldn't want to see somebody else go through the same sort of let down I feel I went through on this occasion.