Roy was nice enough to let us leave the luggage before the check-in. The place is really new and clean. Yet:
- in the initial description of the room the 'essentials' were marked as 'provided' (now they are crossed out), and it doesn't say ANYWHERE explicitly that the towels are not provided, except in the confirmation which you get AFTER the payment.
- the 'big kitchen' is in reality a couple of small counters with chairs and a basic sink/fridge/microwave oven and a strange coffee machine with capsules. Who travels with coffee capsules in a suitcase?? Would be much better to have just a kettle a simple coffee maker with filter. It's not possible to even boil an egg in the morning. When my mother went to get some tea for herself, she found the sink full of dirty nasty dishes left by the other guest. Disgusting. She had to make him clean. Oh, and that guest was smoking in the house. She had to make him stop. Don't think he was charged 200USD by Roy as he or his 'co-host' is never there to ensure that all guests are comfortable, that the house is clean, that there are paper towels at least, toilet paper. One of the bathrooms doesnt even have a soap. We made 2 reservations, and cancelled one of them as it's extremely uncomfortable for 2 young girls to stay in a house with another weird guest, who makes strange noises, clearly doesnt care about rules and there is nobody from the host's side to see that. When I called Roy, he never picked up. Only responded to the messages at his convenience, and said if I had a problem I should've let him know. Well, I tried calling. Overall, it was a creepy experience and we didnt like the atmosphere. It might be clean, it might be new, but it takes much more than that to make guests feel comfortable.
The best part was when in the evening Roy's 'co-host' run into our room (without knocking even) and started yelling at my mother. She told him already she doesnt speak English, but he didnt care. Amazing. I believe the reason for this yelling was me cancelling the 2nd reservation. Oh well. Good luck, Roy.