I really hate to leave a less than stellar review for anyone, since for many this is their livelihood - but some things about this place need to be changed.
There were so many things weird about this Airbnb, but the most off putting part about it was the long diatribes and threats the owner made if we didn’t wash our towels and dishes up to his standards. And by standard, he requested that we wash our own towels and strip the bedding even though we paid a $200 cleaning fee. And if any dish was left “unclean” he reserved the right to charge us $25 per dish. Those dishes were so old and clearly came from a second hand shop. To make such a threat was infuriating, and up to his discretion. Not to mention, we had to scrub the dishes anyway when we first got there. Not sure if he actually enforces that policy or just charges folks and leaves the next party to clean them anyway. And all the threats about losing our security deposit. First, I’m not sure we had a security deposit and second I really didn’t appreciate the threat.
The photos also did not match the house. We didn’t like that the listing indicated there was laundry, but the laundry was shared with at least 4 other units attached to the house. And it wasn’t even in the house. It was a shed off the side of the house. And it was more like a glorified apartment building and not a mansion. There was always dirty laundry in the washer. There were water stains on the ceilings. The furniture was old and stained - and omg the state of the mattresses when we stripped the bedding ourselves. I was horrified that we had been sleeping on such disgusting mattresses. The owner also stopped responding to my messages as we were trying to wrap up check out and said that I waive my right to complain if we asked for a late check out - which is bizarre. Overall, the house was not the mansion described in the listing, but it was a glorified frat house with little privacy - some of the rooms don’t have doors. Definitely not worth the price we paid and felt swindled because of the misrepresentation of the property.
The front door also was not secure. Someone could have easily pushed it open even when locked - which made us feel nervous. But I guess the big structure in front of the door on the front porch that said “stop” was meant to me a deterrent? And pretending to lock the outer gate was weird too, invest in keys for everyone to use. It will feel safer. I don’t know, for as much as this guy charges, this place needs some upgrades. But, at least the art on the walls was really cool.
Still, we wouldn’t stay here again.