Given that Amina's place is listed as Signature Plus, we were sadly disappointed with what we found. First off, the studio was difficult to find. I arrived on a rainy evening and had to walk around in the dark and rain for 10 minutes trying to find the place. The studio is tucked behind the house and accessible on a different street from the actual address behind a carport (which wasn't clearly stated). I had to walk through a dark carport to get to the studio. There was no light left on either inside nor outside the studio, which made finding it extremely unclear. At one point, I called the host for assistance but she did not answer nor call me back. After some frustration, I finally found the place.
The second and bigger disappointment was with the general quality of Amina's studio. At first glance the place seems high quality and posh, but once we looked deeper, we were met with one disappointment after the next:
1. There was no hot water (only lukewarm) the first night I arrived when all I wanted was a hot bath
2. There was what appeared to be black mold or some kind of black stains in the grout in both the bathtub as well as the shower
3. The towels were skimpy and several had large bleach stains on them
4. The bath products provided were low quality
5. The sheets on the kind bed were poor quality. The top sheet barely fit the bed. It was more like a queen top sheet on a king bed.
6. There was rancid oil left out in a white porcelain bottle by the stove (which I unknowingly used - gross!)
7. There was only one sauté pan in the entire kitchen and the handle was broken off
8. Some of the blinds didn't work properly
There was a general feeling of tiredness and lackluster to the studio, like it was well worn but not adequately attended to.
For a Signature Plus property, we had much higher expectations than we would for a normal Airbnb. Sadly, this place was disappointing even for a normal Airbnb. Unless Amina attends to some of the wear and tear issues and up levels the linens and bath products, I can't recommend this place, especially as Signature Plus property.
To Amina's defense, she seems like a nice person. We really didn't have much contact with her throughout the weekend. She was responsive to the few requests I made - adjusting the hot water, fixing a blind, and giving us a few more sauté pans to cook breakfast with in the morning.