I would like to start by saying we enjoyed our stay at Celeste’s tiny house, but this review is going to include both the positives and negatives that we ran into during our stay. Celeste’s place is super cute and had the perfect location. It’s nestled into the back of a neighborhood, surrounded by woods/mountains, and is only a 10 minute drive to downtown. However, there are a few things about the description that can be misleading that we felt necessary to point out to future Airbnbers.
Details about composting toilet were left out. At the end of your stay, you have to empty out the urine bucket, which we weren’t expecting. I would have understood this if we were staying for longer period of time, but I don’t think that should be required if you’re only staying two nights. I think this upset us the most because when we arrived, the urine bucket had not been emptied out and was almost completely full. So we had to empty out previous guests’ urine....... not a fan. There are several rules about keeping the place clean so this was a bit frustrating.
Other details to note-
-The view of the stars at night was absolutely mesmerizing from outside, but unfortunately the “stargazing skylight” was covered by a tree.
-“Sleeps two comfortably” is an understatement. The bed situation is uncomfortable even for the coziest/snuggliest of couples, etc. We did, however, appreciate that there was a fan pointed up at the bed and agreed this would have been a nice sleeping arrangement for a single traveler.
Lastly, the red tiny house was listed at the exact same price as the other two places on the property, but was a fraction of the size; specifically the sleeping area.
All these things would have been fine if mentioned prior to booking, but we wanted to note these inconsistencies in our review to be completely transparent about our stay.
I would also like to reiterate that this would have been a perfect getaway for a single traveler. But if you’re a group of two, I would not recommend staying in the tiny red house.
Thanks to Celeste + family for letting us stay in her cute and homey tiny home. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and hope future Airbnbers do too.