Place was rather run down - the wall paint had gashes and peeled spots, the wooden trim around the walls and doors was broken or missing in some spots, only one bed had a bedbug cover (though we looked and didn’t find any bugs, fortunately,) one of the window cranks was broken, and there was mold in the cupboards and in the AC unit. There were four airwick scent generators throughout the place, which we thought was overkill, so we unplugged them, only to find them plugged back in the next morning. We brought these things up to Rafael, and to his credit, he listened to us and pledged to fix the things we pointed out. However, he had an air of defensiveness about him, and he overexplained things to the point where the topic at hand shifted away from what we had originally brought up. He argued with us about several things, including whether the top sheet on the second bed was a bedbug cover, or simply a top sheet (he conceded and said he would get a proper cover for it) or whether a particular airwick had liquid in it or not (it did.)
As we were leaving, he gave me two choices - I leave him a 1 star review, in which case he would also leave me a 1 star review, or I don’t leave a review, get my money back, and he gets to keep his superhost status. When I asked him why he would give me a 1 star review, he dodged the question before eventually denying he ever said it. He then proceeded to begin writing his review of me on the spot, telling me he would describe me as the “most nitpicky customer he’s ever had” (I am honored!) I truly hope he’s fixed the place up, but until then I cannot say I recommend staying this place.