The house is in a safe, quiet neighborhood, convenient to drive to downtown or the strip. The host was initially accommodating to getting us in the house a few days earlier than its initial availability.
However, the house seems like it was furnished on a quick browse through Facebook marketplace and an afternoon at IKEA. Listed as room for 10, but good luck finding anywhere to sit when 10 people are doing anything except sleeping. We had 3 adults. That’s it. The living room has a sunken-in sofa propped up with a 2x4 with spots for 3 adults to sit practically on top of each other. We did end up finding a random plaid pull-out sofa pushed against the wall in the bunk bed room that we were able to use in the living room to make it comfortable for more than one person. The owner left 2 rolls of toilet paper for a 31-night stay, so definitely plan to bring your own, or just hold your business. No toaster. No pasta strainer. No pan for the oven. The frying pan looked like it was taken from an abandoned desert campground. The pool was nice to look at, but the patio furniture was very uncomfortable. We thought there might be a pool float or something in the two sheds in the back. Nope, they were empty. Not even a noodle.
The electronic lock on the door stopped working during our stay. When we contacted the owner and were going back and forth regarding a convenient time for service, we offered to change the batteries and they seemed grateful. The only problem was that we had to go buy a screwdriver and batteries.
Our world came crashing down around us on the 7th day of our 31-night stay, as the adoption we were planning for 4 months fell through at the last possible second. We were obviously devastated and vacated the property 8 days into a 4 and a half week stay. We knew it was risky and had committed to a long stay, but we contacted the host, hoping she would be sympathetic to our heartbreaking current situation and we would be able to recoup some of the money lost on the reservation. Spoiler alert: We were wrong. At first contact, the owner claimed that Airbnb blocks her from cancellations or issuing refunds. We thought this was weird so we confirmed with Airbnb that this was false, she changed her tune and then said that she was "considering refunding us until she was notified by the cleaner of the damage we caused" Damage? I understand being in Vegas, but we are a 60-year-old mom and her 30-something daughter with her husband who sat around, stared at each other, and waited 6 days until their adoption fell through, cried themselves to sleep for 3 nights, and then flew back to Florida. Hardly a week of rowdy fun and certainly zero damage to the Airbnb. Airbnb support was not helpful in this circumstance and sided with the host. We understand the host is trying to make a living, but it seems hardly fair to not meet somewhere in the middle.
Listed as 3 bedroom…primary bedroom was decent, but the bed was a chore since the wooden slats kept slipping off the bed frame every night at around 3AM causing the mattress to drop on one side, queen bedroom has no lamp and the third bedroom has bunk beds and an old pull out couch. The house is suited for a short stay or crash pad at best. 1 TV in the living room only. Outdoor table with umbrella hole being used as the dining-room table.
We purchased and left for future guests - a toaster, a pasta strainer, a screwdriver, a handful of batteries and a pool raft..…and 4 rolls of extra toilet paper since we feel sorry for the next guy.