The photos make it appear like there's a view you can see from inside or even outside.. you'd think if you were to step out the door, you could say, "hey it looks like the pictures in the Airbnb Ad!" but it didn't at all... there's one tiny window above the bed that stares at the walkway to the main house without a view. The other window is the door, which faces his car with no view... and its awkward to keep open since, again, it's pointed at his car so there's no privacy if he comes out. The hot tub was around the other side of the house, so you have to either walk in the backyard or the front which is awkward because there were people over at his house every night and no real privacy.. I never even saw the hottub, firepit, and view in person, and that's why I got this place!! Other Airbnb's i've stayed at have given a quick tour so we know the lay of the land and you don't feel creepy walking around their property trying to figure stuff out yourself. Maybe that's a lot to ask? That's just the experience I've gotten at every single airbnb... If you don't get that, it should be very clear in the description and ad what this airbnb will be like.
Oh, and he threw a party the first night we were there and the other night he had someone else over... I would have stayed in a hotel if I had known all of this upfront. I got this place because it looked serene and quiet, easy and relaxing.... but it was not, unfortunately. It ruined our first night especially.. We were both tense because of this party going on. Also, the ceiling/floor is EXTREMELY thin so we could hear everything going on upstairs. If you have someone paying you to stay in your airbnb basement, don't have a party upstairs the same same night we check in.. we had to leave because it was so loud. Or, just warn us!! if I had known, I would have planned around it! Like staying somewhere else the first night!
I will say the fireplace was really nice inside, easy and electric gas.. the TV had actual apps like Netflix and Hulu which was nice.. It was clean and had supplies for coffee and stuff. The bed however was bad, it was extremely sinky so we slept on the futon instead because the bed messed up our back after like 15 minutes. The futon didn't do great either but better than nothing.