On the day of my arrival, Lisa contacted me and asked me to switch to another property because the people staying in the place I booked were unable to leave. This seems odd, but it's the second time this has happened to me on Airbnb. I decided to take the alternate place she offered because it was bigger and in an arguably better location, and the pictures she sent looked nice.
I wish I hadn't, because the place was not kept in a good state of repair and there was construction going on above and beside the unit, which was not disclosed to me. There were rips in the sofas, a lot of dust/dirt around the air vents, markings on the walls, a broken closet door and carpets that looked like they hadn't been cleaned in a while. The original place I booked had been reviewed as a new unit and very clean, so I was really disappointed by the state of the alternate property. On top of that, the construction noise got pretty loud and annoying during the day.
I don't think Airbnb hosts should be allowed to switch properties on people; we should get the property we booked. I wouldn't recommend booking this property based on my experience, and I'm honestly evaluating my future use of Airbnb.