We had extreme damage to our home in the Texas winter storm and are unable to live in the home…I had a 2 week old baby at the time in addition to an 18 month old with a very severe Heart Condition who required lots of medical equipment and was fully tube fed, immunocompromised, etc. With the additional stress of Covid, we wanted to stay out of a hotel environment and thought an AirBnB would be a better set up for a lengthier stay (our home is not intending to be repaired for at least 3-6 months. So we were looking for a place longer term. This place was presented to us, and the photos looked fine, nothing special but we were a bit desperate for a comfortable place to live at the time. The host was aware that insurance was involved and charged over $9,000 a month in rent. We were okay with it, until we got to the home and it was a nightmare.
The area, sure its close to the domain, but there were NEW apartments IN the domain that were less than the month at this home and its right off of a very busy road so there is a lot of noise and if you have younger children than like to play outside, it wouldn’t be ideal. The neighborhood is a bit sketchy, especially if you know what is very near by.
You can tell that the host was clearly living in the home the day before we checked in and moved specifically for this rental- all his personal items were under the cabinets- even half used bar of soap left in the master bath.
But lets get to the cleanliness. dog hair everywhere, all over the floor, the corners of the house were disgusting- dirt and a bobby pin left in plain sight on the couch. Mix matched, old towels thrown in the closet, not even folded. For over 300 a night I would expect at least clean towels.
A PILL …. Along with lots of dirt in the master bathroom cabinet right when you open it… A PILL- my son could have easily found this and eaten it. Lollipop stick along with some other residue in the trash can bottom, left out to see. Words do not do it justice. In the world of covid, it was unacceptable and I felt totally taken advantage of that the host would even be okay with himself and charging over 9K knowing that he was price gauging. We ended up leaving.
For the price of this rental, I would absolutely not recommend.