Gedan was a nice guy but the space was not comfortable for a 10-day stay. I used to host my own airbnb and normally only leave positive reviews and I hate to leave a negative one, but I feel like I was misguided by this listing. I’ve never been more disappointed with an airbnb (and I normally do go for low budget ones). For context, the airbnb I previously hosted was just on my living room futon, but it was perfectly spotless and smoothly run.
- The airbnb was very busy. There are 3 guest rooms and 1 bedroom where the host stays. That being said, sometimes there were 9 people living there. And one bathroom. And one chair in the common space. It was a bit crowded.
- I wish they had a good vacuum, the room has gross old carpet with dirt stains caked in and a nicer rug on top of some of it. I borrowed their vacuum to clean it but the vacuum didn’t work well. They said they steam the room between each guest but I don’t even know what that means.
- The bed is also uncomfortable to sit on during the day. When I asked about the bed sinking in reviews, he told me previous guest broke the frame and he since had reinforced in the middle. However, it still was a very wobbly unsupportive bed. I think it’s just a cheap mattress. It was fine to sleep on but very uncomfortable to sit on during the day. I wish there was a chair in the room or another chair in the common space.
- Small cramped room
- Previous guests complained about smell to which he said he added an air purifier. There isn’t one in the bedroom, just in the kitchen. The bedroom did get stinky with poor ventilation/air quality.
- The sheets had burn holes and stains. Not terrible, but not a comforting vibe.
- At check-in he wasn’t able to make it and had another guest let me in which was weird to walk into. He called me on the phone and told me which room was mine but explained that there had been a mix up and they accidentally cleaned the wrong room. But apparently that meant we were just missing towels? The room was a bit gross and I was very sad that it was where we were staying.
- Be aware of 7 am checkout. The host and his partner both took showers between 6-7 am which made that checkout time even harder.
Pros: The TV system was superb (no playstation that I’m aware of though), the host and his partner were very friendly, 420 friendly was nice, kitchen accessibility (air fryer and personal fridge), good sound dampening between rooms, parking wasn’t too bad. I did enjoy reading on the porch. It’s a very laid back environment.