Worst Airbnb experience ever. We felt very unsafe outside the house, as well as inside the house. Arriving to the place by bus, there were people on drugs and someone talking about someone he just robbed on the phone. In the house, the backdoor was open, seeming that the upstairs neighbor could potentially just enter.
When asking the host to cancel the second night, she got quite aggressive in her way of communicating, telling us ABSOLUTELY NOT!!
Instead of asking us about details or discussing a solution, she got very defensive via the chat. This made us feel very uncomfortable.
Even though she didn’t want to cancel the second night, we decided to leave the money as it was, and leave the house by taxi as soon as the first night was over.
The mattress was wrapped in plastic and we all woke up with back pain. The single bed slat had broken planks. There were no towels like promised, just two mini hand towels. We saw a cockroach in the kitchen, and the fridge made an awful loud noise constantly. There was mold in the bathroom and holes in the roof. The outside looks absolutely terrible with grass growing wild and a crashed car in front of the house. Entering the house gave us a very chilling feeling.
Me and my 2 friends are normally never negative, but this situation went way too far. In September only (half month) there have been 10 shootings in the area. Our mistake not to check the crime rate beforehand; crime indicator websites call the area one of the most dangerous in the city. I would not recommend to book this this house or any in this area. Safest is to pay a bit extra for Manhattan, or a recognized hotel. Public transportation is said to increase your chances of becoming a victim of crime by 40% so better to be close to the city/take a taxi.
Stay safe!!