When I checked in Thursday, November 10th, everything seemed ok at first. I noticed the only way to get the apartment door to close and stay closed is by locking the door. If you shut the door without locking the black box, the door pops right back open. I wasn’t planning on leaving the door unlocked, but my point is the door is not secure at all.
When I walked in I noticed the bathroom was pretty clean, but it had no soap to wash your hands and it didn’t lock. The host claims the door locks, but it doesn’t. I have pictures and video. My biggest problem with the door is there is a door on each side of the bathroom that appears to be other rooms within the property. Al claimed one room was for Air B&B supplies, but the other room was definitely not for supplies. I heard someone cussing and arguing on the other side of that door. It made me extremely uncomfortable because though the door was locked for me, it seemed they would be able to easily gain access to the listing I was in.
I saw two roaches when I returned from an outing with my fiancé. I also heard music blasting until 2 am one night and 1 am another night. I reached out to Air B&B because I needed resolution. They told me I should reach out to Al to let him know what I saw when I saw the roaches. I wasn’t comfortable talking to him about it because people have been going in and out of the other apartment door next-door to that one slamming doors back-and-forth. It was uncomfortable period. When I did reach out to him via the Airbnb app, his response made it even more awkward. He said “I find that strange.” He then proceeded to make things more awkward by telling me Air BnB was investigating me when all I asked him for was bug spray, new towels and a fresh set of sheets n blanket because it was freezing and there was only a sheet on the bed. I know it was nothing more than deflecting. They never have had any reason whatsoever to investigate me. He was defensive and mad, just because I brought to his attention the roaches. I left his listing the very next day and went and got another listing. which was nothing like his.
When I got to the new listing, I realized I left my coat in Al’s listing and a stew that I made for my fiancé. I went back and got my coat but he claims my stew was not there and I know full well I left it there along with whatever else was in the bag I packed of my items. I hope whoever ate our pot of beef stew choked on it. He then tried to get me to give a positive review based on getting my coat. What kind of sense does that make? This review is based on my experience and of course I was going to get the coat I paid for. Too bad some people don’t care about anything but the money… the listing was outdated and basic. The window seals were dirty and the wall unit has no covering and bugs can get in from the outside. The electrical tape covering a few of the openings on one side of the wall unit is not enough. The bedroom window facing the street has no screen and that too is unsafe. Thankfully I brought my own soap and seasonings…. if I could I’d post pictures and videos to prove none of this is made up.