Prior to my arrival I thought Tom and I had an understanding of the circumstances of my stay. I am a single mother visiting my sister in a new city with my son.
The house was clean and spacious, but the bed was very uncomfortable, I woke up the two nights I stayed in aching pain.
My second night at the house my son and I heard tv noises coming from a door next to the stairs. Some of the doors were locked as stated in the listing but no where did it state that Tom was living in the home as well. My son was scared and at the age of 5 his imagination has no limit. I messaged Tom about the noise and he told me he lives in the basement. I felt very uncomfortable that he didn’t tell me until after I asked about the noise. Which made me wonder what his intentions were. We couldn’t find anywhere to stay and it was late at night so we slept in our room with the door locked. During that night my child was restless, worried about the mysterious man in the basement. Next morning I heard Tom inside the home, WITHOUT telling me he was entering. I messaged him explaining my discomfort and he explaining he’s reasoning but I didn’t find them to be justified. I felt like I should have the right to know he was living in the basement whether he is allowed to or not. Especially since I had my child with me. We couldn’t enjoy the rest of our stay because I felt like my privacy was violated and we ended leaving the home. Only staying for two nights instead of 4 nights and 5 days. I hope in the future he will provide this information in his listing. He may not have seen anything wrong with it but from my experience, it was a frightening and creepy situation that I wouldn’t wish on any one.
It been a week since our stay and last night my son mention “the man in the basement” and he made sure I checked his closet before going to bed. My child has never asked for that before and it honestly hurt me that he has been effected like this. I hope my review can help the next person to be cautious and ask many questions!