Nice Airbnb in East Boston. As a licensed Massachusetts contractor and architect, I can seriously appreciate a space that’s been thoughtfully designed and remodeled. Boris and Susan were quick to respond and polite. There was ample amount of bathrooms in the space, all of which were very clean and well taken care of.
I stayed at this property for 5 nights. During the week (Monday-Thursday) the house was quiet, clean, and relaxing. When Friday came around it was much different. Around 3:30 PM on Friday there was very loud music that started playing in the common areas. There were multiple loud voices coming from downstairs and I had to ask the hosts to tell the other guests to turn it down which was uncomfortable for me. It was clear that there was a mid sized party going on downstairs. After a few hours of waiting for the coast to be clear, I was able to go downstairs and grab an iced tea that I had in the refrigerator. Upon entering the common areas I saw a bunch of empty alcohol containers, a half finished 750 ml of tequila, a large Hookah/tobacco water pipe that had been lit inside the house, multiple pairs of smelly shoes, dirty clothes spread out, and an open window in the kitchen (keep in mind it was 24 degrees outside). My food container had been taken out of the fridge and had someone else’s clothing on top of it. $100 worth of takeout food was ruined due to this. All of this was extremely unsanitary and not satisfying especially with the pandemic going on. As a guest, you expect the other housemates to be mindful of you and not treat the space like their own personal night club; especially during a global pandemic.
It is hard for me to rate this Airbnb highly for a few reasons. On one hand, I was impressed by the high ceilings, new amenities, vinyl floors, clean bathrooms, and overall thoughtful design of the space. It is clear that Boris and Susan put a lot of effort into making the house a nice place for their guests. On the other hand, I am extremely disappointed that I had no choice but to listen to people get drunk while blasting the artist French Montana rapping about selling cocaine while I awkwardly sat in my room and debated with myself whether or not I should message the hosts. I am typing this review on a Saturday night while all of this is going on again, even after complaining on Friday.
Overall, I rate the stay a 2/5. Unfortunately, a few bad guests can ruin a good stay. I assumed the sanitary issue would have been taken care of after Friday night when I complained but that was not the case. This all happened in the middle of a global pandemic - when health and safety of your guests should be top priority. Nothing was done even after sending pictures of empty alcohol containers, water pipes, dirty clothing/shoes spread throughout the common areas, and mentioning the mid sized gathering going on. The guest who did all of this was concerning and definitely not somebody I trust to be 5 feet down the hall next to me. When I asked him to turn down the music he reeked of alcohol, had no shirt on, and was passive aggressive in his response saying “are you good bro?”
I had to leave the house in the middle of the night around 10 PM on Saturday because of yet another party even after I complained. The owner was reluctant to refund me and even asked me to leave a 5 star review after he reluctantly haggled with me over $60. I will never stay at one of their listings again.