I stayed in Dallas for 6 mos for work. I do long stay airbnb. I had 2 airbnbs in Dallas prior to this and only lasted a month. I stayed in Rachel’s airbnb from October to February 2021. Rachel is awesome. She was very responsive and even sent us a welcome gift few days after check in. Even after check out she also responded in a timely manner. The unit is located in a gated building. The door of the unit is keyless. You can either use the code or the app to open the door. Since it is located in the first floor, it is perfect for guests that brings a lot of stuffs. The unit is clean and cozy. It has sofa and a TV, a kitchen, a small laundry room, bedroom, and bathroom. The wifi is fast to almost 200 mbps. The parking space is located few steps from the unit. The location is nearby grocery store (1-2 minutes walk), medical district (7-10 mins drive), downtown, shopping mall, and many restaurants which is making it very convenient. I enjoyed the restaurants and stores nearby. I go to starbucks almost everyday. My recommendation is Green Papa and, also Snooze. There are so many attractions nearby too.
Some of the cons during my stay includes, it is located in a crime watch street. At some point during my stay I have to report a theft incident to Dallas Police District because I found my car door opened (I am 100% sure I locked it) with all my stuffs all over the place inside the car. At that time the camera is not working. Rachel is very supportive and encouraged us to report the incident so more police will patrol the area. Thank God I do not leave any valuables inside my car. She also occasionally change the code of the gate to prevent this from happening again. Sometimes people will enter the unit to do some inspections. However, Rachel will give headsup prior to this. Some days during our stay the heater and warm water is broken. Rachel is very responsive by offering me a temporary unit to stay until the problem is fixed. She also gave me choices to refund $100 or cancel my airbnb and all the remaining days will be refunded. We also experienced having no power. Rachel sent someone the next day to fix it. Because the unit is in the first floor, sometimes you will hear people’s footsteps from the 2nd floor. The laundry room is located inside the bedroom, do not wash clothes during bed time as it creates too much noise. At the checkout, I am asked to pay for damages that was there since Day 1. Rachel is understanding and refunded me. I hope, next time, the unit is thoroughly inspected prior and after the check out so guests will not be accused of damaging items that they did not do.
All these incidences happened during my months stay in the airbnb does not mean it will happen to future guests. Plus if you have an awesome host that helps you solve almost everything, everything will be okay.