GOOD: Awesome location. Super close to NYC. Good price for the location. But I would honestly would have paid more if I knew in advance that I would have to deal with the following:
BAD: 1. So many additional rules and some not written on the ad.
2. Shoes are to be left outside the room. I honestly wouldn’t have booked this if that was written. I have an issue about the security due to the fact that people would know if no one was inside the place.
3. Parking is an issue if the hosts aren’t home. It was not written that we had to park on the right side of the parking space. So after, settling in and checking in with the host, I had to move my vehicle again and go through all the locks, keys and doors. There are plenty of locks to deal with; all expected though cause that one is in the ad.
4. Parking was an issue again after a long night at NYC. I finally knew to park on the right side but two other guests were parked there. I just can’t justify having to pay extra for parking that I had to basically work for. The host’s solution was for me to knocked on one of the other apartments at midnight to have them move their vehicle for me to park.
5. The cleaning fee of $45 is just partial. Yes, I am a first timer on Airbnb but the other guests with me aren’t. We knew not to leave the place a pigsty but we didn’t expect to do a basic clean up and still pay. One of the many rules they have posted all over the house indicated that if we didn’t “basic clean”, we would be charged $95. You had to take out your own trash too.
6. There’s so many signs all over the property that says, you are being watched on camera 24/7. We felt like we were on Big Brother House. No joke.