Renter beware
While I loved the ease of check in, how hands-off Tammy seemed to be during our weeklong booking, her communication when I had a concern or needed help unlocking my door, and the speedy wi-fi, that's about where the pros end. I want to be fair about my description and experience and not just talk about the critical points, though there are definitely many negatives. This is a rental home where the host does not live. It is 3 rental rooms in one house, our rom being the master room with own bathroom. There are common areas- the kitchen, the attached dining room and sitting area with tv- all kind of one open room. This is a space for anyone at any time, emphasis on SHARED. The kitchen has a few basics, though long term guest there has his own items mixed in, so you don't really know what belongs to the house or what are his, despite labeled shelves. The refrigerator has a shelf for each labeled room, so that's kind of nice, assuming everyone is honest.
After booking the room, you are sent a list of juvenile house rules that if I would have seen beforehand I would not have purchased the room. Two of the main rules that stand out was a curfew and no eating or drinking in your room. This is a big ask of people who don't want to eat with others in the house, or midnight snacks in your underwear for example. And as guests from out of state from 3 hours difference in time zone, visting friends and family, enjoying night life in the city, it feels like I'm a child and my mommy is having me be home before curfew. Just a huge turn off. No other visitors in the house... well sorry, that is just too much. I drove 3 days to be there and if someone wants to hang out with me after dinner for an hour or so when they also drove more than a few hours to see me, that is another thing that is a just a stupid rule. It's not quite the same as an understandable "please don't have any house parties" or "clean up after yourself before you leave" type of rule. None of this is hurting anyone or damaging your rental. The house rules honestly sound very naggy and nitpicky.
Speaking of common areas, I did see most nights of my stay roaches in the kitchen and one in one of the closets in my room, in the tiny bit of one I could open (due to the floors, which I will get to). I took a few photos. The house appeared to be recently renovated, but not by a professional- or if so, they should have their license revoked. I am convinced this house is not up to code, one major aspect of which I refer is the flooring. It is legitimately terrifying. The linoleum installed is obviously new, but the floor under it is giving way. The only way to describe it is if you had one of those old school box springs with just a few bars of wood going across and tons of open space between, but with linoleum or cardboard or something put on top of it. I felt like every time I walked down the long hallway to my room that I was going to fall through the floor . My luggage could barely roll across it because it isn't even and I couldn't imagine the home being handicapped accessible. Whoever did that for sure needs to come redo it- it is a lawsuit waiting to happen. My husband and I ended up leaving early because of the state of the house and the neighborhood with all the police activity day and night all up and down the street, the drug addicts and homeless (encampments up and down the road, evidence of homeless in back and side yards of the rental itself), the fact that all the surrounding houses to this one are falling apart and boarded up, the shootings and drugs, the prostitutes we saw congregating. We left a day earlier than we wanted because we felt unsafe from the house and the area. I feel incredibly misled and this listing is bordering on predatory. The bed was flimsy, squeaky, uncomfortable and the bathroom has a shower and bathtub separate from each other but the shower was sadly unusable due to the shower curtain being up so high it would flood the bathroom and it wasn't able to be moved without tools. Despite being charged for sanitation and cleaning, it really appeared there wasn't anyone who came to do this service. There was a lot of dirt and debris, dirty sheets and blankets, nobody emptied the trash or brought fresh linens the whole time. Kitchen was always dirty and smelled funny, stove, counters, cleaning supplies were mildewy and germy. Overall, I was uncomfortable with the place and my stay, despite Tammy's charisma and the small comforts she provided like a keurig machine and some ramen packets...was rather like slapping some perfume on a pig. I do not recommend.