Pros:
1. This house is HUGE! It’s great for large families and very spacious. It’s also very gorgeous, especially the bathroom in the master bedroom.
2. Love the outdoor balcony. It’s spacious and very relaxing.
3. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION! This is the best part of the house. It’s in a very central area and not far from the airport. There are museums and stores and plenty of restaurants in the area.
4. Very calm & quiet neighborhood, no crazy parties or loud music which I appreciated.
5. Our host. Our host was really kind and understanding, she responded quickly to everything and accommodated us however we needed. She was really great!
6. Laundry & dryer with supplies is always a massive plus! We were able to leave our towels and sheets washing before we checked out.
The negatives:
1. The house was not clean. We found several roaches, flies and dust everywhere. There were spiderwebs on the windows. The utensils didn’t look clean. The host did cater to us by refunding the cleaning fee & she was really understanding about everything.
2. I asked over a month in advance for a early check in and I’m pretty disappointed that the host wasn’t able to arrange that due to the house being “cleaned for our safety” just for us to arrive to a dirty house with bugs and spiderwebs. We sat outside waiting for a long time to check in because we didn’t want to go places with our luggage. On top of not being able to get a early check in, we actually had to check in late because the cleaning service stayed longer than expected. That was a huge bummer.
3. There are only TVs downstairs. No TVs in the rooms upstairs which sucked because one TV is in the living room & the other is in the master bedroom so anyone sleeping upstairs in the three other bedrooms won’t have TVs. The master bedroom tv has no volume or on/off button so you’re forced to get up to adjust the volume or turn it off before bed.
4. One of the bathrooms upstairs kept giving us issues. The shower is very loud and falling apart. The toilet kept overflowing several times and we kept having to clean the floor. The host offered to send a plumber so she was very responsive and helpful but it was an inconvenience I have to mention.
Overall, all the hiccups are pretty minor and can be fixed so I commend the host for having such a beautiful house and after these improvements, it will be a stellar Airbnb.
Please note: I am an Airbnb host myself so my expectations are a bit higher than the average person.