LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
I stayed here for two nights with my boyfriend and friend. There was a range of issues ranging from less serious to more serious.
FIRST, there were small things like the TVs not being connected to wifi and having to set it up ourselves. No wine was left out as others suggested was for them, the backsplash in the kitchen is actually plastic taped to the wall. Not a lot of counter space in the bathroom for anyone doing makeup or for multiple people in the bathroom at one time.
THEN there were more serious issues like bugs (like millipedes) found in the bed, we ran out of soap and it seemed like no one had refilled the bottle before we got there and also the Airbnb was reserved for 3 people and there weren’t enough towels or cloths if we didn’t bring our own.
The biggest issue though is the location and the owner’s lack of transparency regarding security. Our second morning there I parked my car directly in front of the house in a somewhat busy street and went to the car to grab something and forgot to lock the door when I got out (yes this is a serious mistake that I typically don’t make but it happened) less than 20 minutes later I went to the car and anything valuable was gone including a backpack with my laptop in it, passport and my boyfriend’s wallet. These are things that were left in the car on accident bc we were traveling and had our hands full when we first got out the car. An honest mistake. This of course is not the host’s fault but the issue arises when I let her know what happened and asked to see the ring camera footage to assist the police to which she replied “Awe shit, that sucks”. She said she was confused about how that could have happened and asked me to explain what happened and I told her to which she responded that it was MY NEGLIGENCE that caused this and that her nor the police could help me in this situation. Not her blaming me for getting robbed when i had already explained it was an accident and happened in less than 20 minutes so it is more likely that someone was watching us waiting for us to slip up. She didn’t ever respond to my request for the video footage until after we left when I asked a third time for the footage and she finally admitted that the ring camera has no video footage. so it seems like she placed it there for show to make it seem like there was more security than there actually is at her Airbnb. I noticed there was one next door too that I believe she runs as well. This was a super unfortunate situation but I truly feel like the host’s response was a little inappropriate. I wish there was some type of private parking available to the guests especially since the host seems to be aware that these types of things tend to happen in this area. Also the false sense of security is extremely alarming and after this event happened it has made re think how wrong it is to mislead people in that way regarding the ring cameras. I remember seeing everyone rave about the location but I think that was the worst part of my stay, again I’m not blaming her for this but the response was really wrong.
I obviously wouldn’t stay here again but even if your concern for safety wasn’t effected by my experience, I don’t think this Airbnb is worth the price at all. Yes you are “close” to everything but you always have to drive to restaurants/bourbon/magazine street it’s not walking distance to anything and I would never walk around this neighborhood to go to the nearby convenient stores.
The pros of the place are there’s a washer and dryer and you can’t hear the busy street at night or even in the other room if you’re traveling with several people. The beds were also super comfortable. But that’s about it.