This was my first AirBnB experience; I think it was Kevin’s first hosting as well.

Kevin’s condo was in the perfect location. It was 10 minutes from the Seaport Boston Conference Center where I attended a conference. I felt safe in the neighborhood and the neighbors were nice. It was super easy to get an Uber to the conference center. And the condo was close to the airport. It was so nice to come back to a "home" at the end of the day, order some takeout from GrubHub, and relax.

Kevin’s condo is beautiful. Tall ceilings, crown molding, high baseboards, hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, Jacuzzi tub (wow), 2-Bdrm, W/D, and a cute little patio — all on the third floor of a really cute complex.

We had a bit of a snafu with the WIFI but Kevin was super responsive (from ½ way around the world! – Thanks for that!). TV and cable worked, might be helpful to make the remote situation a little easier to understand (but who doesn’t have that challenge in their own home!)

Unfortunately, I wasn’t impressed with the cleanliness. In Kevin’s defense, he was called out of town for international travel before my trip. Kevin arranged for a friend to handle the key exchange, and his friend was super nice – BTW, Kevin is super nice too!

In terms of cleanliness, I think it just needs a professional cleaning. The stove, hood fan, microwave and toaster oven were really greasy on the outside. The walls and doors were noticeably dirty. The bathroom had been cleaned but not well. Those beautiful baseboards in the bath had ¼” ledge that were really dirty – just needs a wipe down. I tried to clean some of these things as best I could.

I’d also recommend a few extra pillows of different types (I bought and left one – so he’s got one feather pillow now), and to upgrade the sheets and maybe even the bed(s) if he’s going to be an AirBnB regular host — but really the bed wasn't too bad (I used the regular bed, not the air mattress bed).

Also recommend: coffee pot, bottled water in fridge, new cleaning supplies (including scented Febreeze), updating the welcome kit (with WIFI and fun restaurants and favorite hangouts in the area). Also put golf clubs, printer, etc in closet, and get rid of recycling on back porch. And buy some Kleenex boxes. :-)

None of these things are unfixable. And I hope this doesn't prevent someone from checking with Kevin about staying at his condo.

I’m sure Kevin will fix all this! He is seriously a nice person! I would definitely stay again if Kevin had it professionally cleaned.