I truly appreciate thorough reviews so I’m going to give you everything you need while making a decision.
First, I was skeptical about Kay not having any photos of themselves, a full name, or really any information, I also didn’t appreciate the way Kay spoke to someone as I read the reviews of the property. Kay has a picture of a black man playing an instrument, I didn’t think too much of it considering the city the home is in. When I found out that Kay was a man & not a Black man I felt misled. The race of the person is neither here nor there when booking but that felt strange.
The day I was checking into the home I sent Kay a message letting him know I hadn’t received any of the check in information, he replied saying “he didn’t forget about me, & would get the message to me” but still didn’t send the message. I never had such an experience with a host before withholding the check in information until the very last minute. I found it interesting that he replied & still did not send the information. When it was time to check in, we could not get the code he gave us to work. We tried for about an hour to get into the apartment, we called & messaged multiple times. Kay’s phone went straight to voicemail & our message went unanswered. Finally Kay gave us a call back, he eventually sent someone to assist with the door, the person “reset the lock” as he called it & was able to open the door with no issues. The person made it seem like we just didn’t know what we were doing which I did not appreciate. Tip ** you have to hold & pull the door up in order to lock & unlock the door.
The street the house is on had police activity at the end of the street every night for the 3 nights we stayed in the home. There are mostly houses on the street so parking was nice & easy.
The house is small, the bathroom is inside the bedroom. The set up is strange but the ceilings are very high which opens up the space. The doors & floors are creeky. The bathroom had tiny toiletries like a hotel room but no actual hand soap. There were random Dirty spots all around the home & a huge spider web under the bed. The paper towels & toilet paper were cheap. Overall, the house was decent enough to rest in but when you pay a cleaning fee & other fees. I expect the amenities to be up to par.