Laura and family are really lovely people, and I enjoyed getting to know them during my monthlong stay.
That said, there are some aspects of this Airbnb that I think it’s important for other guests to be aware of. The most important is that there are up to 5 residents (not including Airbnb guests) in this small 3 bedroom apartment. One of the residents is a two year old child. The entrance and main room is his play area, directly adjacent to the bedroom. The toddler frequently stays up past 11pm. There is also a cat.
Because of the number of inhabitants, it can be very loud and fairly messy. The guest room shares a wall with another bedroom that frequently has a loud television playing past midnight. It smelled of smoke fairly often. The guest bathroom is shared with another bedroom, and that bathroom was often messy and unpleasant. Due to the frequent usage of the kitchen and volume of dishes, it would be very difficult to cook if you wanted to do so. There isn’t really a place outside the bedroom to eat a meal.
I hesitated to write a somewhat negative review, because the hosts are really lovely people. And when I raised issues (a smoke alarm beeped every minute outside my room for the first couple days), they tried their best to address them. But I’m not someone who has high standards for accommodations - and this really pushed my limits.
I definitely think this is a fine option for a place to crash for a night or two, and perhaps more - I just wish that the listing had been more explicit about the child, cat, kitchen situation, etc.