The studio unit had all of the basics and was very clean. Seemed to be relatively recently updated.
Alrhough it is noted that due to location, it can be noisy, I was not prepared for the jarring 6:30 am wake up to the sound of the loudest leaf blower racket outside my window. That noise was followed by street cleaner and delivery trucks. It was a lot to contend with.
Although the host, Randel was quite polite, hospitable and responsive initially, things were quite different by the end of my 2 night stay. During that short time, Randel sent multiple messages regarding scheduled plumber visits, reminders of house rules, locking the front door, check out time, parking pass procedure and warnings of host imposed fines...
All of which added a layer of stress and unease to my stay.
But, the worst of it all, and the incident that has made this the worst stay I've experienced in my years as an Airbnb guest, was the fraudulent and erroneous claim for damages filed against me by this host. The $300 claim, which Randel listed as his "best estimate" was for "damage" to the ceiling fan/light fixture. The fan/light was in fact, functioning fine, not broken or damaged. The only minor matter was rhat one of the chain pull extensions had come unattached in the normal action of turning off the light feature. I would have reattached it myself, except that the chain pulls were too short for anyone under 6 feet to reach without standing on the bed. I therefore left the detached portion of chain in plain sight for the host. It simply needed to be reconnected to the rest of the chain through a standard chain connector, which seemed to be attached to upper paortion of the chain. Given these facts, and even the host's own photo submissions, there was no basis in truth for a $300 claim. Yet, Randel proceeded with his false claim against me. This matter is still in mediation with Airbnb.
Unfortunately, this situation has overshadowed any possible positive aspects of my stay in Randel's unit.