We planned to stay in downtown Seattle near the Amtrak Station, but all the hotels at the time were expensive, so I chose Airbnb. Regina’s place was reasonably priced, and it is located in a nice neighborhood not far from downtown. She seemed a very nice host, and her place looked better than the photo as the couch in the photo now is a real bed, and the place was spacious. Another advantage is that it’s on the ground floor, because prior to Seattle I stayed in Vancouver for 5 months, now moving back to LA with more luggage than usual.

Everything went great until our departure, One of the luggage wheels got in contact with a foot of a stuffed African camel on our way out, it fell. The fabric on the surface was very aged and fragile, so it’s partly damaged during the fall. We felt terrible about it, because it was a nice piece of craft, and it has a great sentimental value to Regina. As we had to go through heavy morning traffic to catch the train at the Amtrak, so said goodbye to Regina and left in a hurry.

Two days later, I received a request of a donation from Regina toward an estimated $1500 dollars repair cost. I can understand we caused very unfortunate damage to something that means a lot to Regina, But the number is astronomical to me. As much as I’d like to help her to restore it, I also hope there is some insurance that could cover some of it from Airbnb or property insurance. One of the reasons people use Airbnb is because it is cost effective. Bearing such a risk for individual leisure travelers like me make it hard to stay overnight with peace of mind.

While writing this review I’m still in waiting for the resolution. I hope I can update it later, and hope we can restore the damage we accidentally made to Regina in a reasonable range and with some coverage.

Despite the incident, I’d still like to rate my stay at 4 stars, otherwise would be 5.