My stay in this room was the worst AirBnb experience I have ever had, and I have been doing this for a while. First off, this is not a studio apartment. It is a private room with a shared entrance. The room is very small (12' x 12') with a small bathroom. When we first arrived we turned the corner looking for the rest of the place, but that was it. Because it was listed as an apartment, we had brought cocktail fixings and breakfast items. We were dismayed at the complete lack of utensils and amenities. Prior to our departure, I had asked the host what type of coffee pot was available and she advised me all I needed to bring was creamer, she provided coffee and sugar. When we arrived we discovered there were 3 k-cups of regular coffee and a dozen decaf varieties. There was one packet of regular sugar and several packets of sugar substitute. Fortunately, I had brought my own k-cups. I thought about what we would need to utilize the items we had brought, so we could stick to our plans, and I sent a friendly note to Katie requesting sugar, some basic eating utensils, and an ice cube tray. Katie quickly replied with screen shots of her listing, and became very defensive, advising me that I could check out in the morning if I was not happy. I explained that we just wanted these few item to make our stay more comfortable. We had come to Newport to go to a 3-day music festival, and we did not want to go searching for a new place to stay at the height of the summer season. Immediately after that message was sent my phone rang and here is how the call went:
Me: Hello
Katie's unhinged husband in an extremely agitated and violent tone of voice: Yah. Who's this?
Me: You called me. Who's this?
Husband: Uh, this is the owner of the house. Stop. You're done. Don't send anymore texts (we were communicating through the app) You...
Me: Click as I hung up the phone.
I immediately went to the door to put the security chain in place because this guy was a loose cannon, and I seriously did not think I could trust him not to lose his self-control. I mean if you are going to act like that because a guest who is paying you $800 to stay in your tiny room for three nights asked you for an ice cube tray, sugar, and plastic utensils, there is no predicting what they are capable of.
In spite of this incident we had a great time in Newport and will be back. We just won't be staying with this host.