DISCLAMER: the property is MISADVERTISED, Airbnb opened a case for investigation.
First some positives: We stayed at Joy’s place for 6 weeks, while we were looking for a new house. The apartment is nice, and it’s located in one of my favorite neighborhoods in Seattle with many nice restaurants, cafes and parks. The place is well equipped, and has everything we needed during our stay. Bed in the bedroom is very comfortable. The interior has many nice touches, although the furniture and the appliances are pretty old: some of the outlets don’t work, the stove was very dirty and emitted smoke. Joy was very responsive and easy to communicate with. She solved very quickly the problems with internet we had. She also allowed us to invite our friends for dinner, when it was snowing and we couldn’t drive. My daughter used the paints and brushes Joy provided for us. She also helped us to get our packages, which were constantly left at her porch.
One MAJOR downside of this apartment for us was that it’s not actual 3 bedroom apartment. It’s advertised as 3 bedroom/1 bathroom, but it’s actually 1 bedroom with den. The apartment has a kitchen with the dining and living area, bedroom, and small attic space with a bed, where my 6 years old was sleeping. I’m 6’9 inches and I couldn’t actually get there without hurting my head, as the ceiling there is very low. The stairs to the attic is very steep, so I’m not sure this space is suitable for smaller kids either. There is another bed in the hallway just need the entrance to the apartment, so the apartment can actually accommodate 6 people. We rented this place because we hoped that we would be able to work from there (COVID-19), but that was not the case, as there is not enough of separated spaces. My husband had to drive to office every day, while I was able to work from the apartment. We reached out to Airbnb about the misleading advertisement and they opened a case on inappropriate marketing.
To summarize: the place is nice but everything is pretty worn, location is great, but it’s not a three bedroom apartment and it doesn’t have space for home office.