Amina was a good communicator who let us check in about 50 mins early and left a toy for our pup, which was really thoughtful. Given that there are only 3 reviews, I wonder if this is a new Airbnb and Amina might be still getting the property in shape.
We’ve had almost universally great Airbnb/VRBO/Vacasa experiences but this was not one. It was stressful and felt unsafe and I felt bad for bringing my family here.
Here are some things I wish I’d known before deciding to stay here.
-We had safety concerns. The front room window — plenty large for a person to enter and right on the ground floor— didn’t lock. This is not a neighborhood that felt safe to us, so this was really concerning. The front door automatically locks, but as I discovered after trying to walk my pup (lots of pit bulls in this neighborhood), the door may make the sound but doesn’t lock every time. Yikes. You cannot lock it yourself from the outside. You have to stand (in the Seattle rain) and see if this is one of the times the lock engaged, or not.
-The front “bedroom” does not have a daybed a advertised. It has a seat that was not long enough for even our 7 year old to sleep— more the size of a chair plus ottoman. Our son had to sleep in the floor.
-The unit is generally in need of some maintenance. There are several holes (some roughly patched, some not) in the walls, cracked doors/molding, etc. When he walked into the unit and saw this, my husband was like yikes.
-The kitchen window view is a large pile of trash covered by a tarp. It’s such a dark unit (except the bedrooms) —it really needs that light.
-The bed felt quite well used, with worn 100% polyester sheets and only one tiny fan to move air in a stuffy basement with no airflow. It was not a comfortable sleep.
-The shades in both bedrooms let in a ton of light. The front room literally has sheers and the back room has thin plastic blinds. At some point we considered sleeping in the hallway just because it was darker and unlikely to be less comfortable.
Some positives: If you like tv, there’s a big tv with access to lots of content. To me, the area is not great for walking but is convenient for driving to the mall and I-5 if that’s something you’re looking for. It’s great that they allow pets and it’s also great that they steam clean between guests. We’re allergic to cats and one of the 3 reviews notes bringing a cat — we didn’t detect it. And the rain shower is nice (not very hot water but nice flow) and the tub surround is newer—a welcome break from the rest of the house.