FAIR WARNING!
Look closely at the other reviews for this listing. I simply glanced at the overall rating and skipped doing a deep dive into the reviews. That was my major mistake.
For starters, this is a garage. The host will try to tell reviewers in rebuttal that it is “not a garage” or was “never a garage” but that is simply not the case. This unit has a garage door (behind the bed there’s drywall covering this) and a concrete floor. It is 100% a garage for a car. Not a studio apartment, quite simply a garage in the backyard of a house at the end of a dark, narrow, gravel driveway. I guess that would be OK if that were disclosed honestly in the listing but it simply is not mentioned or photographed.
UNFORTUNATELY that’s not the real massive problem…here. This is quite simply the most disgusting Airbnb I’ve ever been in. Now let’s preface this by letting you know that I am a superhost with hundreds of 5 star reviews. I meticulously clean my Airbnb after each guest. I literally get on the floor on my hands and knees and scrub bathroom floors and walls to make sure it is immaculate. This Airbnb had visible urine on the bathroom walls, mouse droppings in corners, dead insects everywhere, hair absolutely everywhere. There were human hairs on the floor, tangled throughout the rugs/carpeting, IN the bed sheets, tangled in the pillows, top sheet, comforter, all over the entire garage apartment. It was obvious to me that the sheets had not been washed but just that the bed had simply been remade after someone else had slept in it. On top of that if you simply look just behind the headboard you will see some disgusting white powder littered all over the bed frame which I can only imagine are dead skin cells. There are insect traps everywhere behind the headboard and if you peel the sheets back you’ll find that the mattress is simply a futon mattress with a thick memory foam on top of that. This is all resting on top of a piece of plywood so it isn’t even a proper bed with boxsprings but simply a platform, futon mattress and some foam on top.
The host instructs you to park your car out on the street in front of their house which happens to be right at an intersection where it feels like your car is going to be hit at any moment. There are three parking spaces right in front of the entrance to this garage apartment but they give those to the people in the apartment upstairs or to the people who live in the house. (Or both). When you park your car out on the street you then have to walk down a long, dark, narrow driveway (that has no lighting whatsoever) where you literally need a flashlight so you can find your way. There were massive weeds waist high all around the front entrance to this garage unit as if no one had even made an attempt to manicure it in any way.
Upon arrival ( as you can imagine… ) I was absolutely horrified. This filthy airbnb left me in quite a scramble. After driving nearly 8 hours that day to get to Asheville, I had to desperately hunt for last second accommodations.
Now here’s the kicker… I was able to get myself into a king suite at the Hilton with a full kitchen…. and a clean king sized bed (not a futon) For around $10 more per night…. Right near all kinds of shops, restaurants and breweries.
In summary, this Airbnb is dramatically overpriced, dramatically under represented in it’s description.. And needs a massive deep cleaning in order to be fit or healthy for someone to stay there.
Proceed with caution!