They are a very nice couple. Quiet and humble. And as I write this I understand some of these things are easy fixes.
No private parking, just on the street. I felt misled by this seeing as the listing says in bold letters to the contrary.
The listing said $56/night required 2 nights. When you change the days to more than one night it jumps to $70/night. Again misleading. I received a 20% discount because they had a sale going on.
Thankfully it was cool during the day but there was no air conditioning. I was told it was on order. Again felt misled.
They have smoke detectors, but the one on the first floor needed new batteries and just kept beeping my entire stay.
The microwave above the stove is broken. So they have a smaller one on the counter for you to use.
While the place has been updated and repainted, however whoever did the work didn't do a good job. On the bottom of the standing shower, instead of properly caulking the corners of the newly laid tile, they used 1/4 round moulding, which results in mold everywhere. The sliding glass door of the shower is taped open with packing tape, and a shower rod with a cheap plastic shower curtain is hung there. I'm assuming that they don't want the guest using the glass door or it is broken. The backyard has construction debris everywhere. The interior entry door is covered with greasy handprints.
There were roaches.
The kitchen/living room is nice and cozy. However, after my first night I got up to make my breakfast, got to the kitchen sink to fill my cup with water and saw 2 roaches crawling around.
(Again this can be easily remedied) I brought this to Amadu's attention. Received a nonplussed reaction. So I left for work. Returned from work and went to the bathroom to wash my hands. Again another roach swimming in the toilet. I promptly showed the lady of the house. Again little reaction. My reaction? Gross.
The only trash can was in the bathroom. They had a shopping bag hanging off a drawer in the kitchen. No trashcan in the bedroom.
I am not trying to trash anybody. These are just the facts. I had originally booked the stay for Monday-Friday for work and got this room to save myself HOURS of commuting, but we completed the job sooner than expected. So, I left early, understanding the terms of cancellation, I did not ask for any money back. I told them my situation just like that just so they didn't think I was ghosting. However after the bugs reported, I would have liked something back. Maybe a day and a cleaning fee waived.
I took pictures of everything posted here and would post as evidence, but this platform does not allow that.