Bill & Jimi were great communicators online, but most communication was templated. We also never ended up meeting Bill or Jimi, and only met their mother, who was pleasant and helpful. This was a last minute switch and we never really found out why. The condo was a junior penthouse studio (not a one bedroom suite) on the harbour steps, so the location was what we were looking for. Be warned that parking was very expensive and not included in this trip. We were travelling with a dog, and should have been more clear, as the cleaners had used heavily scented products, there were dried flowers, and a plug in, which irritated our noses and most of all our dog. Our dog ended up being quite stressed in the environment and got sick, who knows if the two are related. The mattress was memory foam, which I was not prepared for, and ended up not liking as much. It also appeared that this was affordable housing units (equity apartments), turned air bnb, which felt awkward ethically, but we couldn’t confirm that.
We spent most of our time trying to get a COVID test to return home, so travelling in the pandemic was a bad idea, and it was forced due to the non-refundable air bnb. We ended up getting COVID on the trip, so in hindsight we wished that airbnb was more accommodating and would have let them give us our refund/cancel the trip.
After giving the hosts feedback, they were defensive, but maybe that’s just who they are. Unfortunately, we will not be coming back, but the place is nice if you are traveling light/without a dog and maybe if COVID wasn’t a thing.