I wanted to like John’s, as it had many nice touches (conditioner, coffee, etc) that would have worked well for a short stay, but my stay was not supposed to be short.
When I first arrived, three very large trash cans, two overfilled with the previous occupants’ trash, obstructed the front entry. They were also my “view” from the living room window because, as I later learned, they were too large to move to any other location. For almost two weeks I was forced to maneuver around other people’s garbage because although John said
He would handle the trash, he was too late the first week, and we had to wait another cycle until it was actually taken care of.
A couple of issues needed John’s attention, as the tub would not drain, the dining table and chairs were broken, and the tv remote was missing, and John seemed happy enough to visit promptly and fix these. But after he left the next day, following the repairs, only the tub issue was handled. He dod tighten the table and chairs but it was obvious some of the bolt holes were stripped as the chairs were still too unstable to sit in. Although John said he ordered a remote, it did not arrive any time during my two week stay.
It must be noted that you have no control over the temperature of the house. It is one side of a small duplex that has been split into two homes. This means you are sharing the hot water and thermostat with strangers in the other part of the duplex. So if they take long showers, you will have no hot water. And since John controls the thermostat remotely to keep both occupants “comfortable”, neither of you may ever actually be comfortable. I wound up being both too hot and too cold with nothing that I could do about either as you do not even have the ability to simply turn off the heater or air conditioner as the case my warrant. And since there was rotting trash outside the living room window, I would not even open a window to help.
John seems like a nice enough guy, but he seems a little thin-skinned for managing so many AirBnBs. You would think a guy with six locations would be able to calmly speak to guests and know that, since this is not his home that he is letting, but an investment property, he is in the customer care business.
Although it is in an excellent location, I cannot recommend this listing