Rusty has decorated his Airb&b nicely. The bed is very comfortable (might be Purple or Temper-Pedic). I loved he had a variety of bubble baths for the guest to use and has one of those iron tubs that holds heat. Also, I noted the excellent water pressure for showering. He also provides a great desk which was helpful for work. He had an A/C unit which was great to beat the heat. Really I have nothing bad to say about the location or what was inside the suite.
Before I booked I had read a few reviews which made me worry a bit, but I like to give people the benefit of the doubt. I stayed 3 nights; here is my summary:
Sunday, when I checked in I was greeted by two very large dogs barking on the other side of the wall. I believe they might be Labradoodles. I was a little shocked about the noise but it appeared that the host was not home yet. I thought possibly the dogs just weren't used to me being there; so I just yet so I wrote it off. Soon I heard someone come home. The dogs quieted down and I didn't think much of it. I saw a light was out and texted Rusty, he came right over and fixed the mirror. At that point, I was thinking this is a great host. Rusty mentioned he would be leaving for Lousiana and I said "okay". I usually respect my host's privacy and didn't ask any other questions. I went about my evening and met a friend. When I returned, I heard the dogs again; they started barking and now howling. I turned on the tv. I assumed he likely had someone there for the dogs but I soon found out no one was home. The dogs were in the house alone and they weren't happy. I could not get to the dogs that night and they barked until after midnight and started up again about 6 am. I texted the host and he confirmed no one was there. What was really interesting was host made jokes about the issue and told me they could be "cuddle buddies". He also offered to show me how to put up his dogs where I might not hear them as much. This was very upsetting to me. I confirmed with Rusty he wouldn't be back until that next afternoon.
Monday, I worked all day and when I returned back to the property I did not hear the dogs. That made me happy, I figured he took care of the situation and I appreciated it.
Tuesday, I was excited to have restful sleep and went on about my workday that next day. Midday I received a text message from Rusty, he asked if I would like to check out early, so essentially not stay the last night I booked. I was a bit confused and wondered why he would ask this; but replied no, everything was fine.
Tuesday night I arrived home to the dogs barking and it appeared the host was not home. I started texting him because the dogs seemed very upset again (howling and barking). I thought they would calm down but they never did. I called Rusty and texted him with no response until the next day. I was kept up all that night, I maybe got 2 hours of sleep. I had a very important presentation that morning and had to drive 3 hours to my next destination. Rusty's irresponsibility left me sleep-deprived and pretty upset.
Rusty was completely irresponsible as a host and as a pet owner. He also tried to bribe me to not leave a poor review which shows his lack of professionalism. I had to file a claim to get my money back. I have stayed in many great places with Airb&b and have always had awesome hosts. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this host.