Location was great. Really nice neighborhood great to walk the dogs and close to lots of restaurants, bars, and shops within walking distance.
House is behind main house. If the main house has guests there is only about 12 inches of clearance between their vehicle and the house/fence. We had to ask the main house guests to move their car so we could get luggage through.
Checked in and immediately smelled a strong odor of cigarette/cannabis smoke, there were also cigarette butts left in a cup outside by the door and ash on the wall in the bathroom. All things that should have been spotted and called out by cleaning crew. I alerted the host immediately and was hoping the smell would get less intense thinking the previous guest had maybe smoked one inside. We opened all the windows, turned fans on etc. Someone had to have smoked inside the property for days. Smell did not get better, but actually made us sick and seeped into our clothes/hair etc. We had our two small dogs with us so we didn’t have many options for another air bnb on such short notice or else we would have left. While I know the smoke wasn’t the host fault, it’s concerning that we weren’t alerted prior and there was nothing done by the host to make it more bearable during our stay. I would have appreciated if an air purifier, room spray, or even a candle etc was brought by. On our second day I asked if the host had any suggestions for how to make it better and they did not respond until the next day stating that they would give us a partial refund. While that is very appreciated, it would have been nice to have some care during our stay.
Host was great about allowing us to bring our small dogs at no extra charge. Fenced in area outside the French doors is not maintained and cannot be accessed for dogs. Plan on walking them every time if they have to go out. This is a super dog friendly neighborhood.
Lock box in the door is bulky and makes it difficult to close the door. There was no bulb in the exterior light fixture so very dark when coming back at night. Linens were old, furniture was stained, no front door mat made it difficult for us not to track in the leaves and mud, and the bathroom outlet did not work.
Overall couldn’t beat the location, but the lack of care put into the property and comfort of the guest was a bummer. Lots of potential with this property.