As soon as I walked into Liz’s Airbnb I knew I had made a mistake by renting at this establishment.
The front door was difficult to open and close as well as it had a thick silver fireproofing fabric around the entire entrance. I noticed that there were long curtains at the front that didn’t fully close for privacy and most other windows did not have covers. This meant that others could look into our Airbnb and that daylight shone through in the morning.
There were tons of DYI fixes that could not fix the issues at hand. There was a rug partially covering an unfinished floor and splashes of paint everywhere. Due to a varying ceiling height throughout the establishment my boyfriend, who is 5”11, had to duck walking through the entire house or get hit in the face by beams.
As we continued on we noticed that the laundry facilities are shared with the rest of the house. The washer and dryer are kept close to the bedroom in the Airbnb space which meant that the tenant had stairs down into what was considered a ‘private’ Airbnb. She ran the washer and dryer quite frequently therefore the noise could be heard throughout the Airbnb. I asked the tenant to use the washer and dryer for two loads of laundry. She agreed to my request, made us wait around for two hours for access to the appliances, and then proceeded to lock that section off again. If this is a feature that is to be listed as an Airbnb amenity then it should be made accessible to the renters the entire duration of the trip.
Another feature that was almost nonexistent was the kitchen. If I wanted to make my own food in this establishment I would have needed to bring my own kitchenware.
The bathroom was another poor point. The toilet seat was hardly even attached and we had two towels for our 5 day stay. The shower which was all of 2’x2’ with a shower handle that jutted out into the space was unlit and had absolutely no water pressure making it difficult to use at best.
The bedroom did not have a king size bed but rather two twin beds pushed together. They were not comfy because you could feel the edges of the mattresses between them. We noticed that there were many ants in the bed throughout our trip as well as the lights through the Airbnb would randomly turn on and off due to a connection with other switches in the tenant’s space.
And last but not least, the noise made by the upstairs tenants was unbearable. I was disheartened to find that the noise did not stop at what I would consider a reasonable hour and proceeded to start again early the next day. There were always phone calls being made or loud stomping that made it difficult for us to sleep. At one point the tenant stayed for an excessive amount of time in the laundry room and watched part of a Netflix movie on high volume. I would not recommend this location to anyone on Airbnb unless the tenant renovated the house dramatically. I don’t think it would be possible to complete DYI soundproofing and ceiling changes to the point that this structure needs.
I felt betrayed by the lack of transparency in this ad and by the Airbnb community for allowing this establishment to have a high rating. I feel the need to correct this and hopefully those booking from now on will know what they are getting into. I did wait until the end of my stay to write this review so that it would reflect the location as accurately as possible.