It would be an understatement that we were disappointed with the stay. We have stayed in many places around the world with multiple hosts in the last few years but never had such as experience. There was a horrible odor - to the point the we felt claustrophobic. We notified the host right away and he suggested that we go out for some drinks and let the place air out. The ceiling fan in the bedroom does not work which added to the stuffiness. We couldn't imagine sleeping their all night so we told the host that we need to move to another location. We even offered to move to another location if he has another place. He didn't. We asked for a refund since we weren't there for even 2 hours, he said the best he can do is refund us 50%.
Although we understand that odors can occur for multiple reasons, it was appalling to be charged for basically being there for couple of hours. That too we stayed upon his suggestion to let the place air out. We had to do last minute booking at another place and spend way more that we originally planned. The rug and sofa had stains as well and their are spider webs on the ceiling and fans. Austin is an awesome city with many great hosts and other places to stay.