My friends and I decided to vacation to Seattle to get away, relax, spend some quality time together away from work and the usual weekend activities. I have been friends with my group of guys since freshman year of college. As everyone knows, it is very difficult to stay close to your friends as life begins and people go their separate ways. But we have managed to stay very close through these past 12 years. That is why we strongly value and cherish each other's friendship. So, it goes without saying, that we all looked forward to this trip for quite some time.

Even though it would have been more expensive than a hotel, we decided to book an Airbnb because we wanted to stay together in the same house. When I told Susan that I would be traveling with 7 of my guy friends she replied and notified me of the house rules, which we were more than happy to abide by. Susan and I had 21 email exchanges in the span of 2 weeks. She later notified me that the basement unit was booked for the weekend, and we would be sharing the home. A minor inconvenience but She happily refunded the cost of the basement. She later asked to describe the members of my group, which I happily complied with. Although Susan made me feel unwelcome even before arrival, we decided to stick with the reservation.

The check in process and the first day/night went smoothly. The first night we decided to grab dinner and check out the local bars. We came in around 1am and decided to order pizza from dominos. We were not intentionally loud in any way, we did not play music or even turn on the TV. The second day my group decided to check out Snoqualmi Falls. During our hike, I received a text from Susan, telling me to remind my group to keep the noise at a respectable level coming in at early hours, and also to turn down the thermostat to 67 and to notify her once that was done. At this point, my communications with Susan began to affect my trip and the mood of the rest of the guys. She texted me again later telling me that she refunded the basement unit due to the noise the night before and again reminded me to keep it down in the early hours.

Susan's home is accurately depicted in her photos. The other reviews about her home are accurate. The only hiccup we encountered was the lack of cable tv and the kitchen faucet leaking from the top as well as the piping below.

I was always respectful towards Susan, however, she did not make my group feel welcome in any way. Her communication was often unnecessary and somewhat condescending. If she did not want a group of 8 guys to stay at her place then she should not have allowed us to book the reservation in the first place.