I rented this airbnb on my family road trip and it was completely a bad decision! My trip consisted of myself and my 3 children and dog. To begin the stay, the house had dust all over the lights and something white and pasty on the dining room curtains, crumbs in the refrigerator, a nonworking toilet, a sink that literally FELL FROM THE WALL ALMOST DIRECTLY ONTO MY DAUGHTER’S FOOT!! Sink was heavy and HELD ONLY BY A SMALL METAL BRACKET on the wall!!! The sink didn’t even break, but my daughters foot almost did!!! There was also an ungodly amount of yellow jackets living in the Wooden posts and string lights above the hot tub, as well as an old solo cup FILLED with a colony of yellow jackets or wasps, left behind the hot tub by previous guests!! The wasps were so aggressive, they tried to get in the house the next morning, and were flying all around the hot tub!!!
When we first arrived, the garbage cans outside were overflowing with bags and bags of garbage, which flies and yellow jackets were flying around! Directly in front of the entrance.
As if all this wasn’t bad enough, there was next to no communication with my host Lisa, and judging by her profile, coupled with her defensiveness, accusations, and refusal to refund us our money or even give an apology, I believe she is simply in it for the money!! I would be alot less agitated if it was just me on this trip, but it risked the safety of my children! As if the situation couldn’t get any worse, the morning of checkout, as I was getting dressed inside the bedroom, she came to the house 40 minutes before checkout- UNANNOUNCED - and walked right up to the backyard deck, just feet from the bedroom glass slider!! So now, after the stress of my daughter almost cracking her head due to slipping in the bathtub and the sink falling right next to her foot, I have my privacy completely invaded!? No ma’am!
I’ve stayed at airbnbs all over the United States, I’m a great guest, I have fabulous reviews, and after everything, I still tried working with Lisa and resolving this, but she says she refuses to refund my money and also refuses to give us an apology. So now she is accusing me of leaving her place untidy!? I don’t think so. I took out all trash and recycling, although there was no room in any of the trash cans outside, because of the disgusting amount of trash apparently left by previous guests! I also washed and folded some of the towels we used, ran the dishwasher, left everything cleaner than it was before, minus the beds being slept in!
Also, the screened in porch was lovely, except that a part of the screen was broken, as well as the screen to the slider to the hot tub, so dogs or children could easily fall out and it is elevated!
This is my experience. Some of you may have had different experiences. We all make our own decisions on the places we book. I urge you - especially if traveling with children - do your research before you get an airbnb! I can’t be the only one to have had this experience here. Absolute nightmare. Save yourself the migraine!!