This is a difficult review to write/explain simply because overall we did have an ok/good experience and the host did well at communicating with us. His place has a lot of potential BUT it does need upgrading/remodeling. The couches and linens (bed linens & towels) had a smell to them, not a dirty smell more like a smell when you wash something and they don’t dry all the way and it was washed without using any fabric softener or drying sheets (if that makes sense). Luckily we brought our own towels (out of habit) so we used our own towels when showering & I had to place my towel on top of the pillows so I can sleep ok without the smell bothering me. The AC/heater unit and the fan in bedroom 2 are loud. The cable tv/satellite were not working. I did send the host a message and he came over pretty quick to check it out. Turned out that the tv was disconnected but the satellite was not working well and was not picking up all the channels. We were trying to watch the World Series game but unfortunately couldn’t. The area/location, during the day it was fine but at night it was a little scary and we did have a couple of Uber drivers tell us to be careful out in that area at night.
We were out and about most of the day so this place served it’s purpose. The check in was very easy and since we got there late, it was convenient and made things easy for us. The host did well at communicating with me and making suggestions of how to get to his place from the airport and how to get into Downtown. There is a grocery store couple of blocks away so that was a good thing too.