I’ve never rented an airbnb before, and Steve was an easy going host. For example, I’m used to have my AC @ 68-70 F, so when Steve has his @ 75, it was very uncomfortable for me. However, I talked to him and he let me lowered it down a couple of degrees whenever I’m inside. I turn it up to 75 every time I leave.
There were towels and toilet paper available, so that was good. My coworker and I mainly use the bedroom and bathroom.
Cons:
- There is a certain stench that neither my coworker nor myself could stand. I ended up getting a candle and light it in my room every time I was in the house.
- My coworker also told me he had to wash the bathroom’s mats because they were dirty and stinky.
- The garage is empty and spacious. However, Steve parked his car in the middle of the driveway so both of us had to park in the streets. On the one hand, it is his house. On the other hand, we were paying guests. 1 of us should’ve been allowed to park in the driveway next to the host’s car.
- The fridge is packed with the family’s food. On the first day, there was 1 empty drawer, so I used it to put in the grocery I bought. The next day, everything was rearranged so I had a bit of trouble trying to find what I bought. The drawer is used to store bottles of water for the family. I stopped buying little things I wanted because there is no space in the fridge.
- We booked during the latter half of summer, so his young sons were there. Steve, his 2 sons, and young girlfriend watch movies really loud. Thankfully, the boys were gone once school started back up.
My biggest issue with the booking of this airbnb was the location. Prior to booking, google maps said it should only take me 15 min to get to work. However, there is heavy construction in the area. Emphasize on extremely heavy. Commute usually took about 35 min, and that was if I took the tollway twice a day every day. It got expensive after a while. We stayed there for a whole month.
Also, it rained and the streets were flooded. The water was all the way up above my ankles. That was fun.
Overall, I would not book a shared space ever again. I’ll certainly share it with people I know/travel with but definitely not the host(s).