So many things wrong. One of only 2 truly bad experiences I've had on Airbnb out of a couple dozen stays over the years. The listing is deeply misleading. This might be an alright option if you're in a pinch and only need a quick stay, but be forewarned that you should have no reasonable expectations of cleanliness or quiet.
- Within 30 minutes of check-in (via a code lock, my host John wasn't home at the time) I was exiting the house and ran in to a Seattle Animal Control officer who was investigating why John had left his dog out on the porch without water on a very hot day. The dog appeared to be fine, thankfully. This was the first red flag, I should've run for it at this point.
- The room was DIRTY. It came with about half a dozen flies because the host left the patio door open for long stretches and the patio was full of bugs. The linens were covered with small pieces of lint and pet hair, there was a large dead mosquito thing and a bunch of twigs on the windowsill, and the room smelled very musty. John later admitted via messages that his cleaners had cancelled and he'd attempted to clean it himself, but clearly he didn't try very hard. He also failed to mention anything about the cleaners cancelling to me beforehand, which would have been a nice warning.
- John was loud and not particularly considerate of his guests. When he did get home, he was hanging around the living room shirtless, playing video games and blasting loud electronic music that I could hear clearly from my room below. I get that it's his house, but if you're having paying guests in your home I feel like you should show some basic consideration towards not being excessively loud. Late that night at 11pm (on a Sunday!), even though I had told him I was starting a new job the next day, he was having a loud conversation and blasting music again while I was trying to go to sleep. The room came with a dusty jar containing a single foam earplug, so thanks for that I guess. As another reviewer mentioned, the room is also right next to the drain pipes, so prepare for noise every time someone flushes or showers upstairs.
- The bathroom I shared with another Airbnb guest in the other room for showering did not have a functional door lock, which made me feel a bit uncomfortable and I imagine would be a dealbreaker for some.
- Host communication was great prior to check-in and then terrible after check in. I reported the flies in my room and animal control visit via the Airbnb app around 3-4pm. John didn't reply until 7 hours later 11pm, after I'd gone to bed, and his suggestion was for me to shoo the flies out myself.
- The next morning I told him I was checking out early to get a hotel, and I gave him 5 hours to respond to try to resolve things between us before I'd contact Airbnb (since I had to make my report within 24 hours of check-in). He finally replied 5.5 hours later after I'd already contacted Airbnb, so I had to go through the multi-day process of dealing with Airbnb support to get a partial refund.
- I sent Airbnb support pics and videos of everything, and I got as much money refunded as possible given I'd stayed one awful night there. So clearly they supported my assessment of the place not being up to standards. John did seem to be pretty reasonable about agreeing to the refund, which I feel was the bare minimum of decent behavior in this scenario.
In summary, this place was terrible, and I'd really advise against staying here. Well worth paying a little extra to stay in a hotel in the area.