Sonia is a very particular host.
She comes in everyday to pick up the garbage and does not have a set time for this pickup. Expect for the host to come at various times to do this. I have my suspicion she just likes to keep an eye on the apartment and the air conditioner which is why she insists on picking up “nonexistent garbage”.
In a span of 24 hours, the host came in 2x times to pick up the garbage (yet there was very minimal garbage) and attempted to talk to me a third time. It felt intrusive as I’m a very reserved person and just wanted to relax.
The host provided keys to the apartment but on 3 separate occasions she locked the front door with a bolt and had to personally let me in. I’m not sure if this is due to safety issues in the neighborhood or her own preference in letting guests into the apartment. Either way, felt a little like asking your parents to let you into your own home. On one occasion, a relative of hers (not Judith Or Sonia) opened the door and had the meanest look on her face and did not say one word to me. It was unbelievably awkward and added to my negative experience.
Upon arriving you will be required to listen to a 20 min review of the rules that are already listed on the app. Despite us driving 16 hours to get to our airbnb and not having slept, she continued her spiel. Again, she’s very particular about her airbnb and the rules.
She complained that I kept the air on when I left the apartment. I explained my reasoning for having them on was that it was 90 degrees on an August day and if I turned off the AC it would be unbearably hot. It would take a while for the apartment to cool back up again. The next day after she complained, she came out to meet my bf in the hallway to say “it’s a nice day out, you can open the windows today”. Clearly, she has a preoccupation with the electricity bill which is unfair to transfer that pressure on the guests. If you cannot relinquish control then being an airbnb host is not for you. Overall, these incidents just left a bad taste in my mouth. The airbnb was in a less than stellar neighborhood and right in front of a junkyard.

I’ve been nothing but a great guest who follows all the rules so I don’t understand why she needed to hover over us.