I hate to have to write this review after seeing all of the positive reviews but if I didn't, I feel like someone else could be walking into what I experience. When finding this rental, with all of the " take your shoes off, don't use a lot of water; eco-friendly home; I really expected to find a super clean location, but i didn't. After driving 14 hours on 4 hours of sleep, I contacted Mrs. Alabi as her instructions stated to get check-in information when you have arrived. When I asked her for the check-in information, instead of giving me the information, she starts to let me know that she sent the information to my airbnb account earlier. I pause and had to ask her " So, can you give me the information now or do I need to hang up and go into my airbnb account to get it?" Telling me about what you did earlier was a mute point as I am sitting in front of the rental at night waiting for entry. As we entered the rental, this comment from a previous renter says exactly how I felt " It just felt like I wasn’t supposed to be there when I walked in or I was interrupting someone else’s space and I didn’t care for that." This statement is exactly how I felt upon entering, as roommate was laying on the couch watching tv. At time of arrival I was expecting to be sharing the space with a married couple and was told otherwise at the time of check-in that Mrs. Alabi doesn't live there and I will be sharing the space with a roommate. It would have been nice to know that sooner BUT the roommate was very nice. As we enter the rental and went into the bedroom, we were hit with such loud music from the apartment below, that it sounded like the music was literally in the room. I went ahead and called Mrs. Alabi to ask her about the loud noise that was completely impossible to get any sleep. She said in her words " I don't know what goes on there, I don't live there, I will have to find out from the roommate. Excuse me, YOU are the one renting the place and that is your answer? As I expressed my concerns to her later on when she contacted me about my stay and I mentioned my dissatisfaction about the loud noise, she went on to make it seem like I was the first person to complain about noise in the whole four years of rental. However, the roommate shared with me that I wasn't the first and at the beginning of them renting the unit, they use to provide earplugs. What happened? Why not continue to supply them when obviously the problem hadn't changed. PROS: Clean sheets. Hot water for showers. Nice warm temperature for rental.
CONS: Dirty bathroom; full trash bin from the time we came, until we left. (3 days). Personal belongings in shared bathroom; vagasil; odor blocker, used towel. Toothpaste splatter on mirror. Filthy bathroom door. Mold/mildew on shower ceiling and shower wall. Bedroom door filthy; front and back. Dirty pillows under pillowcases. Towels with no wash rags. Condescending host who ask" what are your concerns but then act like she has never heard the concerns when the roommate mentions that my concern had been mentions from prior renters AND they use to provide earplugs. And when she didn't like my honesty, I am met with passive aggressive laughs which is definitely inappropriate and insulting when dealing with concerns of a renter. Like I said, I am sorry to have to write this review but I think it is important so that others don't have to walk into what I did. Hopefully, Mrs. Alabi will take the feedback and make the next guest experience better than mine.