***Heads up, if you're going to book this room, make sure to photograph/video/document every single corner in this room before and after you check in and check out***
My friends and I were visiting Boston for the weekend and just needed a place to shower, sleep, and charge our devices for one night, especially after almost 12 hours of driving through the night and a full day of walking around Boston. Even though we were exhausted, we were still very careful to pick up after ourselves, especially since this was our first time ever booking an Airbnb. We took our shoes off upon entering, walked down to bathroom in clean slippers, removed hair from shower drain even if it was not ours, dropped trash and recyclables in proper containers, etc.
However, we were soon accused of allowing an animal/pet to defecate in the room or leaving some dirty piece of rubbish (which I actually thought was drugs at first) on the ground. However, my friends and I have never owned any animals, smoked, or done drugs in our lives. Natalia then requested us pay her an additional $100 to which I politely declined. I am unsure of what the next step is, but I am absolutely upset at this point.
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Even with this inconvenience, here is my honest review. Overall, good for temporary stay.
Pros:
- Spacious; for four adult guests, two beds was more than enough; high ceilings, mirror, couch
- Bathroom schedule worked out much better than expected; baskets to place items and towels provided as well
- Keys to lock room door when leaving house (didn't use but was convenient)
- Short walk to Shawmut Station, food shops (no more than 10 minutes away)
- Air conditioning unit in room
- Easy check in/check out;
Cons
- Questionable hygiene of pillows since they have no covers; wooden floors felt a little sandy so be sure to wear house slippers or socks
- Extremely creaky steps; make sure to lock door or it will open by itself
- Bathroom: Location of light switch should be more obvious (maybe a sign would work), toilet flush not strong so don't get too comfortable, window in bathroom could have a darker/bigger cover, hair in shower drain (had to pull out others' hair for water to go down)
- Parking/Street: Difficult to find street parking; I luckily found a spot in another street. However, this was expected so it isn't a big deal. Be careful walking on the sidewalks by the house because they can be narrow (someone hit me with their bicycle)