This listing appealed to me because it boasted a clean living area, a functional kitchen, and proximity to many grocery stores, restaurants, etc. Within hours of settling in there it became clear that this Airbnb was not going to meet those expectations despite multiple positive reviews. Upon arriving we discovered that the only room with air conditioning was the bedroom, making the rest of the house virtually unusable due to the heat, the shades in the bedroom were extremely difficult to close, the toilet didn’t always flush right away, the shower never fully drained so we had to stand in a puddle of old water while trying to get clean, and we couldn’t use the microwave without unplugging all electronics and turning off all the lights (and even still the fuse went out and we couldn’t reheat any food). While mildly inconvenient and off-putting, none of these issues were pressing enough to vacate the home we were only staying for a week. The big problem didn’t come until the second day when we went grocery shopping and left a brown paper bag on the kitchen floor. The next day I entered the kitchen to find holes chewed through the bags and droppings all over the kitchen floor. It was disgusting to say the least and especially upsetting to see right before bed. The next day was no better because one of the rats ran right in front of my daughter from under the couch into the kitchen. When we let the host know, she apologized profusely and said that she was aware of the issue 2 weeks prior but thought the issue had been taken care of. We were given no warning that this might be a problem when booking the Airbnb and wouldn’t have even considered staying there if we had known there was even the possibility that we would be living with rats. We slept with our bags blocking the gap under the door to keep them out of our bedroom and the problem was never taken care of while we were there. It was unfortunate that so much of our stay was spent worrying about the conditions of our living quarters. I would recommend booking elsewhere.