My husband and I were very excited to stay in Asheville as part of our Honeymoon roadtrip! First, I'll say the good things.
- The location was good
- The decor was cute
- The owner's dog was precious
The downside is that from the moment we walked in the door, the smell of mold and mildew was really strong. I am sensitive but my husband isn't so I waited for him to come in and asked his thoughts. He too smelled it very strongly and said we couldn't stay there. I opened a door in the unit, and it led to a storage type room that smelly REALLY moldy. I talked with the homeowner and she said that she had a de-humidifier in that storage room and would move it to our room. She also offered to let us sleep in her bed upstairs and then spend the other time in the rental, but when we went up there she had laundry (including bras) all over the bed as she was getting ready to head out of town. It was an odd position to be in as this was our honeymoon night and we really wanted to a nice, romantic, private place where we could breathe healthfully and comfortably. We didn't need fancy but we just couldn't handle the moldy musty smell.
I didn't feel like we had any other choice, but to find another place for the night which was not easy! It was 5pm on a busy Saturday night in Asheville and we ended up paying more for a junky motel 8 miles out of town. Very disappointing. It took our whole evening to find a place to stay. I know there had been some very heavy rains before we arrived, and I do wish we were notified beforehand.
My husband and I are both superhosts of our own Air B&Bs in Nashville and we just wouldn't do that to someone. If there was a musty issue, we would instantly give a full refund, and I would have helped the guests find a new place for the night. Especially on a Honeymoon. That's just how we run our Air B&B's.