I received the entry code from the host at 1:30 PM, and we arrived at 3:00. I immediately sent an Airbnb message of inquiry regarding the parking situation and Wifi access, as there was no check-in information to greet us (or readily identified). I sent 3 more unanswered messages through the course of our planned Saturday evening. As we loaded the car to leave at 6 AM the following morning, I found a 2 AM message from the host with the Wifi info. We left.
Footnotes for interested travelers:
“Quiet” comes after 11:30 PM when the track team in the other side of the duplex starts their warm-down.
…and before 5:30 AM when drunk partygoers argue out in the street.
“Wifi” may indicate existence and not access.
“On-site parking” does not necessarily imply that YOUR car will be in it.
“TV” Um, yes. And lest I be dismissed as overly-critical due to lack of Wifi (see above), consider: It’s a TV. Rabbit ears. No streaming, no cable, no satellite.
Coffee pot. No coffee.
“Host response time” may be excellent when playing Jeopardy or taking the casserole from the oven. Don’t try to make everything about you.
Communication could have softened this stay. Lesson learned from my first 2-star Airbnb experience.