If you are solely concerned with saving money, perhaps this site is a good fit. Otherwise, the location is dead square in a minority neighborhood. There are run down hotels which have been converted into homeless encampments across the street from the only food joints nearby (7-11 / Burger King). Not only was this host incessantly gossiping on her telephone during every single cleaning appointment; she also subjects guests to overhearing the most pointless information; completely unprofessional behavior. If you don’t want to hear incessant pointless talk about her telephone friend and their dramatic life, then you must always leave the space during the cleaning time; which takes hours.
Additionally, this host claims to provide car rides to guests. As a matter of fact, she provided one ride to a female guest from Japan during my stay. However, as a white male, I always seemed to be advised by Lakshmee to take an Uber. While she claims to provide car rides to the airport, this is simply not 100% accurate making her advertisement fundamentally untrue.
During my week + stay, I observed a black woman “twerking” on her telephone to her video chat pal while her boyfriend was throwing up in his car outside in the hours of the night; luckily she did not display this behavior with her daughter present; who was also allowed into the airbnb space.
If this type of environment isn’t cause for an Englishman to have a drink; I’m not sure what is (other than celebrating a success). Further, my evening drinking was reported by a black flatmate as the cause for him leaving an Airbnb. Not due to the fact that he hadn’t eaten in over a day and a half and was noticed not to be spending money while saving for his ticket to Mexico; yet Lakshmee claims her typical house servant, who was a frequent stay at this place, left by cause of my drinking. This is the same black male who seemed content to me while he was also drinking the alcohol I purchased.
With a host of bad roommates, a crime filled neighborhood nearby, virtually nowhere to walk to for any sort of social interaction; I’d be surprised as to why someone will choose to read this review and stay if there are other bookings. Don’t take my word for it! Check out the reviews to see she caters to minority clientele. As a white person reading a book daily, I’m not surprised these sub-groups find subtle ways for expressing internal prejudices by whispering secrets to each other. If you stay at this site, be prepared for your privacy rights to be invaded!