We appreciated the discount for our long stay (43 days, visiting family nearby). However, as our 8th Airbnb stay (plus 4 from other sites) the contrast with the others could not have been more pronounced, and for the first time we’d hesitate to make a positive recommendation. Had it not been for the ‘Strong’ cancellation policy we would have moved out. The three main reasons (which you couldn’t know from the listing) are:
1. Dirty. Cracked walls around bath/shower with accumulated grime and mould; mould-encrusted shower curtain. Dirty windows with unremoved anti-hurricane tape. Apartment lacing what’s needed to keep it clean – dustpan but no broom, mop but no bucket, no vacuum cleaner.
2. Unpleasant atmosphere. It was fine to be asked in advance to agree explicitly to Annette’s rules about no shoes, quiet hours etc, but another thing to be greeted with imperative instructions about these rules attached to the outside of the apartment door (plus another on the exit door from the building), as though we were children and would not have understood or remembered what we’d already signed up to. We had two adult friends to stay and even though we’d spent little time in the apartment and crept around quietly, we were again given instructions in writing about how they should behave, and again (with elaboration) when our two grandchildren came twice for sleepovers.
3. The least usable kitchen by far of any apartment we’ve stayed in – almost no bench space, no light over the work space, lacking basics (not even a chopping board). But given the house rules, you could hardly have had people to eat, which rather spoilt our whole purpose of having an apartment rather than a hotel.