Elva and Jeffrey were incredibly kind in the few minutes we chatted when I arrived, but unfortunately the issue with the sulfuric smelling water noted by previous guests really tainted our entire stay.
The space itself is beautifully decorated and they had some thoughtful little touches, but upon entering the space we were hit with the smell of multiple plug in air fresheners. We unplugged several of them because they were so overwhelming, but we quickly realized that the reason for the air fresheners was because the smell of sulfur didn’t just come from the showers (which had filters that didn’t seem to do anything to minimize the smell) - it was incredibly strong in the kitchen, which opens into the living room, which means that without the air fresheners the smell of sulfur lingered in the living room. It was the same in the bathroom and was so bad that we had to use bottled water to brush our teeth as well.
Our plan had been to cook our meals at the Airbnb and relax but between the smell of the water coupled with a lack of a toaster or hot water kettle (which was noted as an amenity in the listing) we ended up getting take out for virtually all of our meals.
Finally, the communication from start to finish was a little frustrating, too. The email I received said info would be provided 3 days before traveling there, but I just noticed today that the listing says they give you the info when you get there - but there were no instructions about how to reach out them or when. It just made it challenging because we had no idea who would be meeting us and if I hadn’t reached out to say we were leaving and what time we anticipated arriving, I’m not sure how they would have known when I’ve were arriving. There was also no info about the WiFi code or check out instructions. We ended up stripping the beds and putting all the trash together out of courtesy.
I think with a full house filter, a hot water kettle and toaster, and some kind of one pager with basic info including the WiFi info would make this a great place to stay. But without it this space wasn’t worth the money.