The owner/manager (Rhonda) seemed to be quite put off by the fact that I had a black eye from being hit by someone at a bar while a fight broke out that I had nothing to do with. She asked multiple prying questions that were outside the scope of relevance to my stay, nosy and rude. If I was a female with a bruise on my face I am guessing her behavior would have been much different, but I am not so it seemed to me she assumed I was a thug and made me uncomfortable. I have nothing outside of excellent references from anyone I've leased an apartment or house from, and 800+ credit score; her behavior was insulting. She asked for references after declining the need while we were corresponding via airbnb message (whom she never contacted) and went on to outline a detailed list of rules that are common sense in a scolding, disciplinary tone. I was warned not to turn the thermostat up to 80 degrees and leave the windows open, as well as not to walk around loudly, even though the floorboards of this ancient, lightly maintained building are extremely creepy and loud. Avoiding making floor noise in this unit means avoiding walking, which doesn't seem reasonable.
I asked if I could vacate the unit 3/4 of the way through my stay and have the rest of the daily rate refunded, and she declined. To be fair, it is clearly outlined in the terms and conditions of the rental that vacating early does not entitle the renter to a refund for unused days, but it is not prohibited either. She could have refunded, but would not. Fair enough, I'm just communicating her choice.
This all in all is a tolerable unit in a great location, but Rhonda's behavior at the beginning of my stay kind of ruined it for me. She made me uncomfortable and unwelcome. This was my first airbnb experience so didn't really know what to do. If I use airbnb again, and run into an encounter anything close to this. I will bail immediately.