I didn't feel comfortable for many reasons. I did not like how there were cameras placed all throughout the home with signs on ever wall reminding me that I was being recorded. It made me feel very unwelcomed. There were not cameras in the bedroom as far as I could tell, but there was a large camera right outside the bedroom, which was suppose to be "private."
I also didn't like how there was a large sign threatening "$ LARGE $" for entering or using the kitchen. The condo is an open floor plan, so the kitchen is continuous with the entire second floor, so it's hard to understand what constitutes as "entering the kitchen."
I didn't like how the condo was very dark either. There were no lightbulbs installed in the main family room area. The only options for lighting in the home besides the bedrooms are the lights along the stairwell, however there were no lights from the second stairwell going up to the third floor. There was also no furniture anywhere in the place besides the guest room, so the place appears very vacant and dark as a whole. It really appears that this is not an airbnb in the truest sense where you stay with a host, but a property that is leasing out its rooms on airbnb.
When I first arrived, I dropped off my belongings, and left for dinner. Leo messaged me while I was out at dinner, reminding me to turn off the stairwell lights and front porch lights. When I came home, the front porch lights had been turned off already. (Perhaps the hosts turned it off remotely? I'm not sure but nobody else was home). I felt like the hosts had been spying on me through your cameras over a small matter of porch lights. I left the porch lights on because it was dark, and when I returned, I wanted some light to find the keys and enter without worrying about anybody hiding in the dark. Dallas was a new city for me and I was not familiar with the surrounding area, so the fact that they went ahead and turned them off was really rude.
I also did not appreciate being reminded twice to clean the shower seats with the squeegee. I didn't really understand why, as a paying guest, I had to clean up the showers.
The listing says "entire condo/apartment to yourself" but on the second night of my stay, another guest came into the home and stayed in the other bedroom. It was startling to say the least.