I recently stayed at Misty’s Airbnb in Fort Worth. While the stay was mostly uneventful, with a cozy little 2-bedroom 2-bathroom house, I couldn’t recommend staying here solely based on the road and railroad noise coming from behind the house.
The house is very cute, in a quiet neighborhood that I could actually see myself living in. there are a few restaurants very close and a small shopping center minutes away that even has a Central Market. The house seems to have been recently updated, which is actually done in a way that I would choose to do it. The bathrooms are a very nice size with nice finishes. The appliances seem new and very upscale. The exterior is contemporary and inviting. There is a locked room, which is typical of Airbnb’s for storage of useful supplies, so that’s fine. The furnishings are tastefully picked giving the home a modern, simple, and welcoming feel. The AC worked wonderfully, and was a little on the loud side, but not a deal breaker. There is only one TV in the house, in the living room which has terrible sound but does have an HDMI port on the side so you can plug in your favorite devices. You share a driveway with the other tenant on the property that is actually in a renovated garage. There is still plenty of room for both cars and we couldn’t hear a thing from them.
However, given the noise pollution, I couldn’t or wouldn’t advise anyone to stay here.
The house is located right next to a major road, which is very noisy, but more damning are the 17-18 railroad tracks adjacent to the busy road. Trains come through at all times of the day and night, waking us up at various times during our slumber. Even worse yet, it seems there is a train depot not far from the house as we can routinely hear the brakes squealing for an eternity as the train stops. All night long.
For reference, I am a VERY hard sleeper but I was awoken several times during our stay. My partner is a very light sleeper and basically didn’t get any shut-eye during our 2-night stay. Not relaxing in the slightest. The master bed isn’t very comfortable either. The second bed is much softer.
While the experience was less than ideal, I feel like this could be remedied by replacing the windows with double (or triple)-paned glass for noise isolation. Currently, it seems like the windows are original to the house. More foliage could also help, but there is already quite a bit.