Meeting Wendy: I want to start off by saying that when I first met Wendy, she immediately made me feel at home. She was very welcoming and inviting.

Check-in: Check in was smooth since she showed me how to get into the apartment before she left. There was a mistake on my part, as I confused the lodging dates, as my guests' arrived on different dates. It caused a minor delay with the guests that were staying in her downstairs apartment, but it was quickly solved when they rang the doorbell and I let them in. I realized that I had actually reserved the unit for 23-28, as opposed to the 21-26. Wendy and I played phone tag before we finally got in touch with each other about the situation. I could tell she was a little frustrated about it but at that point, there was nothing I could do but apologize for my mistake. Wendy then changed the dates on the reservation page.

The Apartment: The rooms were clean, however the bathrooms could’ve used a bit more cleaning. The kitchen was fully stocked with plenty of cooking utensils, however, Wendy did not clear out her refrigerator and so there was very limited space to put any groceries during our 5-day stay. Also, my parents stayed in the upstairs room off of the terrace and they got bug bites all over their arms and backs. This wasn't the case in the other two rooms however it was a little disappointing for my parents.

Check out: Wendy asked us to checkout by 10:00 am, and although I thought this was a little early, I just had to go with it since I already made the mistake with the wrong check in and check out dates. Wendy arranged for a cleaning lady to come at around 10:00 AM, so we felt kind of rushed, but there was nothing we could really do about it. The cleaning lady arrived as we were leaving and even thanked us for leaving the apartment so tidy.

Since we checked out: Two weeks after we checked out of the apartment, Wendy's sent me a text message asking about packages that were delivered to the house during our stay. I told her that I did see 1 small package delivered (put through the mail slot, along with her regular mail) however I did not touch the package, as it was not addressed to me. At first she said thank you, but then later sent me an additional message about how she was "very frustrated" because they were supposed to be presents for her son for Christmas. I kind of felt like she was accusing someone in my family of stealing her son's Christmas gifts and I was offended to say the least.

Overall: These few incidents aside, it was a decent stay. I appreciate Wendy opening up her home to my family during the holidays and I look forward to using AirBNB for future lodging around the world.