BEWARE — this listing is not as advertised. I have never before written a negative review of a listing. I feel compelled to write this because this listing is dirty, dangerous, and poorly maintained.
DIRTY: When we arrived, the master bedroom fitted sheet was blood stained. The kitchen appliances were covered in drips and smudges, and the doors and several light switches and walls were blackened with grime. The microwave door is missing a handle and cracked, and its vent cover is held on with greasy packing tape. The second bathroom had no shower curtain liner, so the heavy cotton shower curtain gets soaked and smells strongly of mold.
DANGEROUS: The floor of the master shower is 18” above the bathroom floor. All is tiled and there is no grab bar to hold on to, which is a recipe for a fall when wet. The tub in the second bathroom is also raised off the floor 6”, tiled, and lacks a grab bar.
POORLY MAINTAINED: The wifi stopped working halfway through our stay. Our attempts to fix it did not work and the host offered no help, saying it had never been a problem before. The plumbing is dysfunctional and we were expected to coordinate repairs with the building superintendent. We were awakened by a loud beeping in the master bathroom, which was a plumbing warning alarm embedded in the wall of the bathroom. It is clearly a known problem because there is a large, foam-board covered hole in the hallway wall to provide access. Later that day the second bathroom toilet clogged despite nothing but toilet paper being flushed. The superintendent said he knows this toilet is a problem. Later we were told that we should put toilet paper in the trash rather than flushing it. We were also awakened by a smoke detector running out of batteries.
To the host’s credit, she was responsive to our requests to do some additional cleaning, replace the stained sheet, and supply wash cloths, hand towels, hand soap, and more than two glasses — all of which were missing when we checked in. She replied promptly to our messages but otherwise mainly put responsibility for the maintenance issues on us. When we indicated that we would like some type of refund for dealing with these issues, she said she’d met AirBnB’s requirements.
Please do not spend your hard-earned dollars on this listing.