We booked our stay in Dec and it was first and last time with Airbnb. In the beginning we were pretty impressed with the property’s pictures and reviews. Saurin (owner) to be honest was brilliant in communication, proactive and quick. There were several flaws that we noticed during our stay.
1. The room’s photos don’t depict the real picture, despite of being listed on Airbnb the room’s drawers were filled with owner’s personal belongings. Each of them!
2. Washroom’s shower curtain was not cleaned from inside, it was a sharing bathroom with defective door lock (no lock). Though the owner had posted the warning at door but that’s not enough especially when the bathroom is on sharing basis.
3. The common area pictures (tv area, sitting area) are quite good but those areas are limited to pictures only. During our stay, for the complete duration whenever we climb up to it, we found owner over there doing his stuff. Suggestion to Saurin: You might be there to be available for the guests but we were not comfortable at all, either you don’t post those pictures with your listing or leave it for your guests only.
4. You could clearly hear the tv sound coming from out, we couldn’t sleep properly because of that despite of being extremely tired that day.
Now, after our stay I was pretty confused. I was thinking why didn’t we book an hotel instead. As our previous stays in hotels were far more good than this. So, I googled ‘why do people prefer Airbnb?’ and the answers I got were it’s being cheaper, provides more privacy and it’s location. Apart from location, I couldn’t find other points justifying my experience of stay. I paid more than what I would’ve paid for hotel. That was it from our end, I’m still confused about my question but very clear on my choice between hotel and Airbnb. Thank you!