This is a fantastic house with tons of space. We rented it last minute because we were evacuated due to a forest fire, and the host was very helpful and even put up child gates for us. We had six adults and three children staying in the house, and there was plenty of space. The house is nicely decorated and has an open floor plan perfect for families. That being said, the $300 cleaning fee is outrageous, and the host admitted to us after our stay that he does not have the house fully cleaned between stays. We took off our shoes while in the house per the host's request. Within an hour, the bottom of all of our feet (including my 18-month old's) were BLACK. When this came up during our discussions with the host after our stay, he told us that "we do not expect to have to clean carpets and mop floors" between stays. Then why did I (and the previous occupants) pay $300 for cleaning? What was the fee for? Then, to make matters worse, the host tried to claim that we hosted "an event" in violation of "our agreement" and that we owed him a "$200 event fee." We didn't have an event at the house, we didn't sign any agreement that mentioned an event fee, and we didn't agree to pay a $200 fee. We were told that if we didn't pay him $200 he would write a bad review of us. He even sent us a draft of the review and told us it would be posted unless we paid up. It was nothing more than a shakedown. Essentially, pay me $200 or I will try to keep you from using airbnb services in the future. He said that the $200 fee was for extra cleaning that he had to perform after our stay, specifically cleaning the floors and taking the trash to the dumpster. Apparently those are services that are not covered by a $300 cleaning fee. Moreover, we spent a lot of time cleaning up the house before we left, and did not feel that the condition in which we left it would have required extra cleaning. We have used airbnb multiple times before and have never had anyone complain about the condition of the house after we left. Plus, the garbage trucks came to pick up trash the morning that we left - if the host (or the caretaker who lives behind the house) had simply put the trash out on the street, or asked us to do so, the host would not have had to take the trash to the dumpster himself. So, BEWARE staying here unless you're willing to pay a $300 cleaning fee for a house that won't actually be cleaned and you're willing to be reported to airbnb and threatened with a terrible review unless you pay $200 on top of what you agreed to pay. It's a nice house with a difficult host. Please just...