We initially based our stay upon the condition of this place as shown in photos the host posted. We had hoped that the host's description of their place and the overall environment was an honest and candid evaluation, taking the highly rated reviews into consideration as well, we placed our trust into this host and reserved the spot. Upon arrival, the first thing we noticed were the handful of prostitutes waiting not even 10 feet from the entrance, being picked up and dropped off by shady characters in shady vehicles right back at the same spot in front of the property (this was around 3pm mind you, but apparently they work right outside the complex at all hours of the day from our observation) The tenants in the building also pickup the prostitutes from outside the building and bring them into the property. Due to this unsafe activity I’m very suspicious of these “highly rated” reviews and it makes me question a lot about this host and property. We also discovered not only that this was NOT an isolated condo (as the photos and description of the property led us to believe) but an apartment on the second story of an apartment complex unit. It looks like it’s the projects. The property itself was run down and there was a constant smell of cigerette smoke permeating the air around our unit. Soon as we walked up to our door we noticed hornets crawling into the top casting around the door. We quickly entered into our unit and found that the inside indeed did not match the exterior of this property, so we applaud the host for attempting to ugrade the quality of their unit somewhat. Like putting lipstick on a pig as a previous review mentioned... We found things to be relatively clean the first hour or so, until we began to comb through the bedsheets and towels and found an assortment of stains, noticing that the white sheets and towels had a rather unsettling off white color, not to mention how starchy and stiff the towels were as if they'd sustained every type of mess possible. We shrugged these things off, even the prostitutes outside initially, as well as the strange men around the complex who would sit in their vehicles for hours sometimes at night. We tried to overlook the complete dishonest description and just enjoy our stay but not even within several hours of our check in we began to find ROACHES in every single room in this place. We stood from the 4th until the 9th of september and EACH DAY here we found more and more roaches, in the bedroom, in the living room on the wall behind our heads as we watched tv, in the refrigerator and microwave ?!!!! Now we are no stranger to unruly environments, we are familiar with the hood and the circumstances of the ghetto but we did NOT pay to go stay in one during our birthday vacation. Disgusting and terribly dishonest on the host's part to not disclose neither the dynamics of the area. Bugs are a normal part of Texas living and hot weather, but this many ROACHES in a house is not healthy nor is it safe or comfortable. We tried our best to tough out the stay, it was unfortunately too last minute and expensive to stay in another airbnb in the area or at a hotel for the remainder of our stay but because of the non stop bugs we kept ourselves outside and about most of the day to avoid them. The roaches inside the fridge were absolutely disgusting and prevented us from keeping any leftovers or food inside the fridge during our stay, which was not only annoying but also expensive. This place is not safe for women alone, I would have not completed my stay if my boyfriend wasn’t with me. You may wonder why I did not communicate anything to the host right?! Just read his lack of accountability or lack empathy and aggressive responses on his previous reviews. I personally don’t like aggressive confrontation and I didn’t need anything or anyone else to ruin our vacation trip even more. I also normally don’t leave bad reviews so
PLEASE DO NOT BOOK WITH THIS HOST IF YOU CAN HELP IT.