Ari’s home is titled “Luxury home with Huge backyard and private pool.” The backyard is big, the plantings are well kept, irrigated, and tended, and the pool was a great respite from the Las Vegas heat. That’s why we booked the house. No complaints. The neighborhood is quiet and safe, neighbors friendly, and the house is easily accessible to Red Rock Canyon, western hiking trails, and the freeway system. If you’re into watching TV or movies, the house is stocked with at least three enormous televisions. The wifi was fast and reliable. A house manual would have been nice - almost a given in most Airbnb rentals - but we got along without one. Ari was punctual with responses to the handful of inquiries we made.
“Luxury” is a pretty big stretch. At the price point, we weren’t expecting luxury, so we weren’t surprised not to find it. The baseboard trim had been removed in a handful of rooms. There were cosmetic holes of various sizes in the walls and trim where pictures had been removed or something was being patched. In many cases, the holes hadn’t been filled or repaired, or if they had been, the patch had not yet been painted. Tile to laminate or carpet flooring transitions hadn’t been finished, which left minor tripping hazards into the bathrooms, and a more serious one near the pool. The downstairs bedroom had wiring in process, no working overhead lights, and some exposed wiring (nothing “hot” to our knowledge). Towel bars and toilet paper holders were almost falling off the walls (or in some cases, had already fallen off the wall). The dishwasher hadn’t been properly leveled, so the racks would come shooting out every time you opened the door. The kitchen lacked some basic items for our party (a cork screw, a toaster, and a tea kettle), but did have more uncommon items (crock pot, rice cooker, waffle maker, and panini griller!). The bathrooms were overflowing with shampoo and conditioner options, but no soap.
I seem to remember the cleaning fee was pretty reasonable for the homes we looked at in Las Vegas, and we could see why that might be the case. There were cigarette butts dotted around the back yard (not copious amounts, but just enough to be annoying) and a lonely sock or two among the more copious dust bunnies under the beds.
None of this stuff prevented us from using the home, taking nice showers (honestly, pretty lavish bathrooms, although again, unfinished), sleeping at night, or enjoying our stay in Las Vegas, but the place looked more rough than luxurious. I’ve worked in the construction industry and like another guest before us, I’m guessing the house is in the process of a “flip”. I have nothing against an owner renting out a house under light construction, but representing it more accurately in the promotional material would probably be appreciated by most Airbnb guests.