Although the location of the house is great, I was very disappointed with my stay and I chose to END my stay EARLY. I have stayed at many airbnbs across the world and found this to be my least favorite experience. My first concerns are about SAFETY and COMMUNICATION. This house has 2 different rooms for airbnb guests (I did not realize this when I booked). I was never communicated if/when other guests (airbnb or personal) would be in the house which made for a few awkward encounters. The worst part of the trip was when I came out of the shower to find a strange man in the house with a toolkit asking for the owner (John). Apparently the man had been hired to build furniture and was given access INTO the house while John was AWAY. As a woman traveling alone, I felt incredibly UNSAFE and was frustrated that John had not given me the courtesy of a heads up that a contractor would be doing work in the house in the evening, let alone with other guests. When I talked with John about this the next day, he was apathetic at best and clearly did not understand my concerns about his lack of communication. It is very clear that John cares more about living his life in his house the way he wants to than he does about his guests. Other things of note:
1) NOISE. The garage door is very loud and you can hear all of the conversations/tv from the 2nd floor as well as people going up and down the stairs. John regularly came back after 10pm and was unapologetically LOUD with the TV, music, talking, and VACUUMING (all after 10pm). Would not recommend if you like going to bed before 12am.
2) CLEANLINESS. The trash in the bathrooms were full with tampons and other garbage and were not emptied until the end of my stay. The kitchen trash was also overflowing with pizza boxes and other miscellaneous trash. There were also a bunch of Amazon boxes that were stacked in the entrance and inside the doorway which made it difficult to enter/leave the house.
3) PARKING. Overnight parking can be tough to find toward the end of the day so be prepared to walk 5-10 blocks.