Emily’s place is in a central location that’s convenient for walking into Capitol Hill and a short Uber ride to the main attractions.
The room itself was cozy, clean and well kept. Emily was also relatively quick to respond to questions via the app, and the process itself was convenient.
However, my main issue was that she was not a very friendly/nice individual to interact with in person and it left the remainder of my stay a bit awkward. The first morning, I had messaged her on the app to ask if it might be possible for me to get a drink of water and she replied “there’s cups in the drawer...” so I assumed it was okay for me to access the kitchen. When I went upstairs and saw her for the first time she gave me an upset look and said “please don’t come up here! This is MY personal space... I’m not sure if you’re new to Airbnb but you only have access to the room downstairs.. you’ll have to go to the grocery store to get water..” I was a bit confused and shocked so I quickly apologized and went back down but I think she could have maybe offered me some water and been more polite about the situation instead of chewing me out for not knowing that there are absolutely no other amenities included other than the room and bathroom. This experience made the rest of my stay a bit uncomfortable to be honest, and it’s clear she prefers minimal interaction with her guests and just wants to make money off of the extra space in her admittedly nice home.
I admit it’s a good space for the typical traveler, but don’t expect anything other than a room to sleep in and a bathroom. I think there’s likely more comfortable, friendly hosts out there who could be more accommodating for Airbnb users to be honest.