My family rented Holly’s apt for 5 weeks. Before I agreed to rent this apt I spoke with Holly via email and telephone informed her that we were partially on vacation, but the majority of the time we would be working remotely from her apt. We needed internet and a quiet environment to take work related calls and meetings. She assured me everything was in working order in her unit and there would be no issues.

Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. During my stay, I contacted Holly several times with concerns or issues that she did not disclose of before I rented this property. I felt she was annoyed and dismissive. All in all, the conditions of her unit were poor and host was not forthcoming about the issues we would encounter during our stay. Had we known all of these issues beforehand we would not have agreed to rent this unit.

1. Washer: A few days prior to my arrival Holly informed me that her washer has not been working properly. The drum on the Washer is broken causing it to make a really loud, unbearable noise. The noise is so loud that you can't even hold a conversation, watch tv, or much less take work related calls while doing your laundry.
2. Apt: no hangers, dresser drawers were broken, dining chairs are flimsy, and the ad said cable TV, there is no cable.
3. Bug Infestation: Apt was infested with centipedes and bugs. I killed between 30 - 40 centipedes a day; crawling on ceilings, walls, furniture, beds, floors, everywhere. I contacted the host and she said she didn't know how to get rid of them and that she thought they were entering her unit because of the rains. It rained 4 days out of my entire trip. She could've hired an exterminator.
4. Roofers: host texted me that roofers would be fixing a leak and it would not disturb me. I told her it would absolutely disturb us because we are working from her home and the loud banging and hammering would interrupt our day. I asked her to be sensitive to our work schedule. She said it was out of her control and could not tell me the day and time they were coming so I could rearrange my schedule and calls. She asked me to call the roofers myself to reschedule. When I refused she rescheduled to after I left. The roofers showed up while I was still in the apt and started during our morning conference calls.
5. Cat: ad said she has a cat living in her unit that was self-sufficient; only needed food and water. I was ok with that. Holly left me a long list of instructions to care for her cat. She asked me to feed him, brush him, apply flea treatment, and apply a medication to his nose. I never agreed to be her cat's sitter. She did not disclose this beforehand. I found this to be unprofessional and opportunistic.