Pros:
-Very quick responses.
-Check in was easy.
-Kevin was very accommodating. Upon request, he allowed us to bring both of our dogs.
-Location was great. Several restaurants (literally) across the street. Neighborhood grocery around the corner. City Park was only a short walk away.
-It was well stocked…kitchen had everything you need, plenty of bath tissue and paper towels, even had a Britta water filter pitcher in the fridge.
-Décor was cute and photos were accurate.
-When we first arrived and had to unload the car, we had to park a couple blocks away, but every other time we were lucky
-Safe in the neighborhood.
-AC works well.
CONS:
-City girl here! Walked in the door to a little lizard on the wall, a spider in the kitchen and a dead roach by the door. My fiancé informed me that “that’s just New Orleans”. Okay….
-Internet was extremely slow. We turned off the wi-fi and used our data most of the time.
-This was advertised as having a king bed, which is one of the main reasons we booked there. My fiancé is 6’2 and both dogs sleep on bed with us. We really need the space! When we got there, it was NOT a king as advertised! I immediately reached out to Kevin, who replied “Nope, it’s a queen…”. Although he changed the listing online right away, an acknowledgement or apology would have been in line. The lackadaisical response wasn’t appreciated.
-While the AC does work well, it’s on some sort of timer, so it keeps resetting to a much hotter temp. There might be a way of overriding that, but we didn’t see any instructions and didn’t want to tamper with the thermostat.
-There is a motion-sensor light that comes on at the front of the house, at night. However, as you walk around the side there is no light until you get behind the main house where the Airbnb is. Fortunately, I brought a flashlight; otherwise, I wouldn’t have felt as safe.
-As clearly shown in the photos, the upstairs ceiling is slanted. It wasn’t too much of a problem for me, but anyone taller than 5-8 will need to be careful so they don’t hit their head in the bedroom, bathroom and shower.
-Also clearly shown in the photos, stairs are hardwood. My dogs are used to carpeted stairs and they slipped a few times. Especially with no railing on the bottom portion of the stairs, it was a concern for me. Not a "fault", just something to be aware of if your dogs aren’t used to this.
This will be a great place for some, due to the location, and well, it’s just a really cute place. I was just not the right place for us.