Major accessibility issues. It was advertised as accessible, no steps, wide doorways, etc. They did message me before the stay that there was a step up into the room. Although the listing was not accurate, I could live with that. However, there was a pipe that stuck up in front of the sliding patio door that only allowed 26 inches in the clear so my walker kept catching on it making it dangerous. Although less of an issue, the sidewalk is not continuous thru the gate. If I were in a wheelchair, I could not get in and out. The parking place by the pool is well over a block away. Fortunately the guest space by their house was available for my use every night. However, when I checked in there were absolutely NO parking spaces anywhere inside their gated community. There was a grab bar in the shower but I had to stoop down to hold it making it impossible for me to shower.
The bed was very comfortable. The TV was nice and had on demand TV and movies. Instructions would have been useful but I did figure it out eventually. It was also spacious. Their house is in a gated community and I felt very safe from crime which is particularly important to me since I am a retired law enforcement officer. The bed would be too small if my wife was traveling with me. Chris was nice when I checked in and when I called to discuss the room temperature. I never talked to Ivna but I assume the hostile text message was from her.
I was somewhat disappointed about several things more relavent to everyone. Since this space is cool with the same central system that they use, I had no direct control over the temperature although they did lower it a couple of degrees upon my request. I was still hot. This would not have been too much of an issue if they actually had the fan or ceiling fan that was in the listing. I had to buy my own fan after the first night. The last night the gas shock absorber in the office chair broke when I sat almost dumping me in the floor. I managed to grab the TV cabinet to keep from falling out but knocked some grape tomatoes everywhere. I was injured from the incident but managed to pick up the tomatoes but missed 2 of them which later got stepped on. I noticed these the next morning as I was preparing to leave. I had run out of paper towels as they only provided a roll that was nearly empty so I did not clean it up. The host later messaged me about how I had failed to show their home respect. I explained what happened and got absolutely no response. I had also written a list of suggestions as I am also a airbnb host but that was not well received. As a host, I text the guest the first and second evening to ensure everything is OK but they never did. I was never given information on using the swimming pool or other facilities but the signs stated they were for the use of residents only so I would not have felt comfortable to use them anyway. I was asked not to tell anyone that I was an airbnb guest as they did not thing the neighbors would approve. I just felt uncomfortable about the arrangement. Also the dogs were let loose in the backyard without any warning. Fortunately I had just shut the patio door or they could have been inside my room. They look frightening. I needed to get on the wifi in the middle of the night but was unable to with the instruction given. I did not want to wake the hosts up at 2AM .