I worked remotely while staying at Mairo’s for a month and it was so much better than expected.
Value: You will definitely get your money’s worth here and then some. “Treat others as you want to be treated,” is the best way to describe Mairo’s place and hosting style (him as a person too). He set up the place so that he would enjoy and be comfortable there (I can’t say this for a lot of the hosts).
Cleanliness: Mairo asks guests to not wear shoes in the unit (there’s a foyer for shoes) so the floors were cleaner than some high-end hotels. Silverwares, glasses, plates and bowls all looked new (stylish too). Other Airbnb kitchen items are sometimes questionably “cleaned” and/or downright unusable but not here. Bathroom was spotless. Mairo is big on the details (as you can see from the craftsmanship of the artistic wall he built).
Safety: As a solo female traveler, safe neighborhood and safe building/unit are both essential. The house has a front door that locks automatically and I had a key to a second door to my place specifically. There was also a third door with a lock to the bedroom. The neighborhood was safe enough to walk at night with amazing restaurants within a block.
The N line station was only a few minutes away with lively dinner restaurants/bars in between.
Noise: There was this one time I stepped outside once (food delivery) in 48 hours (busy working). The noisiest things were the birds when I opened my window (not the chickens since they are no longer there). The restaurants/bars are close enough to enjoy and far enough that I couldn’t hear them.
Accuracy: The place was bigger than expected. Because I worked remotely, I stayed in a lot. It was bright with the blinds open. A lot of the times the (temperature controlled) AC worked so well that I didn’t know how hot and/or humid it was outside.
What I appreciated the most was Mairo. He was very respectful, especially of my space, kind, and generous. I had a light bulb go out and he changed it immediately. My work computer had a VPN issue that kept kicking me out of the WIFI (WIFI worked perfectly on all my other devices) and Mairo offered to look for an ethernet cable (my company ended up sending me a new computer).
I would have happily extended my stay at Mairo’s if he didn’t already have a booking.