I don’t like to give bad reviews, because hosting is a hard job, and a bad review feels unfair. I also read reviews to know what to expect. This house is fine and lots of care went into furnishing it with high end amenities. Our problem was with Julian the host. This person was indifferent, so found another place to stay after just one night. We paid for 6 nights and moved on Christmas Eve. We had made a few simple requests, which were ignored. First the house address isn’t on a street and it’s hard to find, so make sure to print the instructions because the parking area is on the street below. We drove around for 20 minutes and then called Julian. His response was a lecture about reading the endless Airbnb info. It seems the physical address is different from the garage. Our car was parked at the bottom of three flights of mossy, slippery stairs with no hand rail. There was no lighting, the garages are tiny, and were piled with junk. It felt unsafe to leave our stuff but packing it all up the hill was a no go. The first impression of this rental was bleak in the pouring rain. Needless to say we left our food and gear in the car. The kitchen isn’t set up well for cooking meals, there was no trash can, paper towels, only one dish towel, no broom mop or vacuum. We asked about them and got no response, You’ll need to ask about those items ahead of time or be prepared to bring your own.
We may have tolerated it fine but the host lives upstairs and didn’t respond when we asked for missing items. He also didn’t respond when the power went out on the refrigerator, lamps, appliances and the tv. It was obviously a breaker because only a few large items stopped working. After a few hours of no response, I complained to Airbnb. He responded that the power went out from the wind, which wasn’t true. We moved and I asked for a refund for two days and he refused saying my claims were not true. Alki has great places to stay and we usually find hosts to be interesting and easy going..