This was our first Airbnb experience. Emily was very responsive and understanding about an earlier check in. We ended up getting there around 12:30pm. We had our 1 year old daughter with us. First off, the place is very photogenic. The host left us treats on a plate and there were some odds and ends in the fridge from the previous guests? She let us use the dish washer. The towels smelled clean. The sheets and bedding were clean. The beds and pillows were a bit lumpy. The sheets were fine. There were definitely areas where it wasn't clean (the living room rug, corners of the bedrooms and bathrooms were homes to a number of spiders, and underneath the couch was extremely dirty). The washer and dryer was in a utility closet. It's a little tough to get in there but use-able. The dinnerware and pots and pans were all well used. We did end up rewashing them before using them. The upstairs was rented as well and they had a party one night. For example, the trashcan for the kitchen is by the bathroom door so we assumed that was the trashcan for the bathroom as well. My daughter was opening doors on the last day we were there and found the bathroom trashcan below the sink. Was this on purpose so that there was one less trashcan to empty? To be fair, we did end up checking out later than 11am because our daughter was still napping. The cleaning person, who was Emily's friend, had to push us out a bit so she had enough time to clean. However, I think there would have been less conflict of interest if a professional was hired to clean. I think Emily has all the right intentions of being an excellent hostess but the execution wasn't always where it should be.