I want to leave a fair review based on my level of expectations. The location is good for tourist attractions if you plan on ubering, street parking was hit or miss, we parked in the back. To access the parking, 1st go in the house, disarm the alarm, go out the back door and unlock/ own the back fence. Then you can go down the alley and park in the back yard. The neighborhood is not very safe however there is an alarm. I just went by the listing (he listed it as a great front porch community) and some other reviews but I should have done a crime stat check. I'd recommend if you're not comfortable in a high crime area(which could happen in any neighborhood so close to a downtown area), that you look elsewhere. We decided to stay and hope for the best, we were fine.
The home has the basics and nothing more, which is fine. The pots and pans were not usable, we messaged the owner and he purchased a new set. I think if the previous guests had told him about the issue, he would have done the same thing. In our conversation, I also told him about the outlets that didn't have covers/ had broken covers, the upstairs bathroom sink not having hot water, the scuff marks throughout the whole house and some other things. When he came over, he also fixed the outlet covers and the hot water issue(someone had turned off the hot water to the sink because it leaks).
Im new to Airbnb and the point of staying in one to us is to be able to cook and not be cooped up in a small hotel room. Hopefully the neighborhood continues to improve (we noticed several homes being worked on) & hopefully the owner finds a more detail oriented house cleaner because the things I addressed should have been addressed a long time ago. The $130 cleaning fee is overpriced (for the condition) and what would keep me from staying again. The beds were very comfortable and now there's a decent cook set for guests.