When I originally booked, the information made it appear that I would be staying with Lilly. After communicating through Airbnb, the information said that she worked from home and that she would share the bathroom for her shower, but would primarily use a half bath. She told me I could bring my luggage earlier than check in time (2 pm) to drop off. I never received the lockbox code to get the key prior to my arrival, but fortunately, she was at the house when I arrived. She was very cordial and professional. At that time, Lilly said she was going out of town until sometime Thursday. My husband was planning to leave Thursday morning, leaving me there alone.
While watching TV on the first evening, the door was unlocked by a woman who said she was the previous night’s guest and was there to pick up her luggage. I was never informed about this plan. The guest told me that Lilly did not live there and had moved out recently.
The WiFi was spotty all week. When I couldn’t log in on day 2, I emailed Lilly through Airbnb to ask if she had changed the WiFi password. She said that she hadn’t. I asked her if she was expecting anymore houseguests. Due to the poor internet, I did not receive confirmation that I would be sharing the Airbnb. After I returned from a morning out, I saw a man’s shoes at the door and the bedroom door closed. The internet was working then and I saw where Lilly responded to tell me of a male guest.
I wasn’t expecting to share a bathroom with a strange man. I remembered that my reservation was non refundable.
It was frightening and unnerving when the door to the house was opened unexpectedly by guests we were not told to expect. I met a new female guest as she arrived Saturday afternoon. We spoke on Sunday as I was leaving and conferred that we both heard the door unlock and open after we were bed. If my husband had of been there, someone could have gotten seriously hurt! The host should have made their arrivals more clear to all of us.
The neighborhood was quiet and seemed safe to walk in during the day. I was not worried about my car parked outside. It was close to a nice coffee shop and my family.
The house was quite old and unfortunately, had a terrible odor. Opening the doors did not solve the problem. There were several towels hanging on various places, possibly used or not. The toilet and tub were not clean and the bathroom hand towels were not changed between tenants.
I would not recommend this place if you plan to spend much time there. The TV had very limited channels and nothing local or current and the WiFi was unpredictable.