Looks tempting - But DON’TSTAY HERE!
We came to Newport for the 2021 boat show with a packed agenda, thinking we had found the perfect Airbnb getaway for our evenings…. Imagine our surprise when we arrived and found one thing after another that added up to a very uncomfortable and uneasy experience. What made it worse was the owners reaction. When we told Steven what we experienced and how disappointed we were, his reaction was defensive and recalcitrant, refusing to provide any compensation beyond the price differential between the first two and the third night. If you are considering staying here, read on and DON’T DO IT!
Here are the detailed issues we experienced:
1. Security - we arrived at night, and found the door lock was broken. The owner made no effort to get a locksmith out to the unit, just telling us it was a “safe neighborhood”. During our entire trip we were unable to secure our personal effects in unit. Totally unacceptable at a basic level for Airbnb rentals.
2. Privacy - the bed is in direct view of upper three windows in main house, no curtain. Very uncomfortable for sleeping when you know someone upstairs can just look in on you at anytime.
3. Comfort - the sheets were the wrong size for the bed - too small. The bed was very soft, sags in middle and springy.
4. Amenities - there was no coffee or water (bottled or running) in the unit.
5. Owner checked us in for an extra day and charged almost twice the price. He did refund the difference later but not the associated Airbnb charges.
6. The WiFi is in the main house and really doesn’t reach the unit. There is an Ethernet direct connection, but if like us you use phones or iPads, that doesn’t help. So don’t count on having WiFi at all.
7. Air conditioner is inadequate for the unit.
8. No closet or hangers. We could not hang any of our clothes.
9. While disclosed in the write up, you need to know that there is no running water in the main unit. To wash your hands, get water for the coffee machine, or take a shower you need to walk across the parking lot to the basement of the main house. The facility there is nice, but really really inconvenient and even without all the above is enough reason never to stay here.
10. The owner asked that we wash any dishes we used but there was nothing to wash them with.