The condo is beautiful inside and totally unique. It’s industrial and artsy. The host is an artist and has her own sculptures around the home and provided information about her art work. It was very cozy and inviting. One thing to note is there are no curtains, blinds, drapes on any windows. The home faces a public street although there are lots of trees in front. However it was uncomfortable being in the bedrooms at night with the lights on because I was worried about what people could see. We didn’t spend much time in the home at night because we were always out and about so it didn’t affect us too much. Also, it’s not great in the morning for the sun coming in - although the trees do block quite a bit of it. My daughter had to sleep with an eye mask on otherwise she would be ready to start the day at 5 am.
The host stopped communicating with me at a time that I was waiting for a reply. I decided I wasn’t comfortable with a worker coming in the home while we weren’t there and my belongings and my dog were. I messaged her first thing in morning and told her 5-7 pm wasn’t a great time for us bc we had dinner reservations and asked if he could come during the day or the next day. She did not respond. Because I was worried the guy would come, we cancelled our plans and stayed home only to have no one ever knock on the door (which I was told he would do). At 6:53 pm she responded to my message and told me not to worry, that he had already been there and done what he needed to do and didn’t need to come into the house. So we sat home for nothing. The next day I texted her to see if we could stay another night and I never received any response at all. Was an usual experience for me because we try to be such respectful guests when we are in people’s homes whether it be a friend, family, or AIRbnb. Overall we had a wonderful time in Asheville, the apartment is in a GREAT location (very short driving distance to everything g we wanted to do), the apartment was so cool and different from our personal style, and everything was very clean. We enjoyed our stay but wish communication could have been better. I would suggest being prepared to respond to emails or texts when host knows someone is staying at their home and also getting some drapes for the bedrooms for privacy.