Frankly, the experience was bad. This was not what we expected of an AirBNB property.

You could travel a mile from this home in any direction and never leave the scene of the crime. This home was broken into during our stay. The Police we met on scene afterward assured us burglaries are commonplace in Spring Valley. Yet no measures have been taken at all to secure this house. The patio slider lock is broken. The provided solution is a two foot pry bar immersed in years old slider trench gunk...which is "a" solution, but there were no instructions left suggesting we employ it. We simply discovered it laying down there after the break in.

The side gates are unsecured. Mother Nature has converted the patchwork wood gate into a mosaic of crumbling splinters. Behind that rests a tall metal gate, teetering on a bent hinge in a manner that suggests a stiff wind could bring it down. Neither of these gates are suitable for more than a bonfire.

The front door is secure. However we had to request a key to be able to lock the front metal screen door before it, a metal screen door which will not close unless locked.

The cleanliness of the house is an ongoing discovery of wonderment once you're inside. I don't immediately address the patio slider trench gunk levels when entering a property. Oh but when we did, it was a moment of regret. It appears the bathrooms and kitchen get wiped down. However the light switches and outlets haven't met a cleaning utensil since the Carter administration. The blinds contain enough dust to build statues. Did I mention the master bed is riding on a suspension system built with coffee cans? I did? Ok. Unless Old Spice makes a laundry detergent, I'm betting the sheets weren't April Fresh.

Dousing this home with a fleet of cleaning agents is suggested. But securing this house should be the Top Priority. That means providing keys for locks, working doors, and...oh, how about working locks too? A security system would make identifying those who pass through unannounced and uninvited a lot easier too.

We use AirBNB in Vegas for work. We come to work. We work long hours. The place we stay at shouldn't be More Work. This place added stress, robbed us of sleep, and clearly is not ready for prime time.