Some disclaimers to start off this review:
1) I stayed with Michael and Anne for 4 months.
2) This was my first AirBnB experience.
3) I am a relatively passive person.
I want to emphasize right away that the stay was good. However, there was some missing details that threw off my expectations and made the stay different than expected. With that said, Michael and Anne were very welcoming and very nice throughout my stay and helped me with anything I needed. I would agree with the majority of the other reviewers in regards to how pleasant of people they were. However, I would like to add those details that I did not read in any other reviews or in the description of the listing. First off, I was unaware but Michael and Anne have other family members that live with them. I’m of course mot faulting them for that. But for a longer stay, it made things like kitchen use and laundry use a little challenging. Secondly, there was a dog and a cat that periodically showed up at the house that also presented some challenges. The dog barked quite a bit whenever seeing strangers and they were very apologetic when he did. I grew up with dogs so I understood the situation, however, if you are someone who does not enjoy dogs, it’s a question worth asking. Michael and Anne did provide a pet gate to block off the guest hallway-I would recommend using that whenever the pets would be around. Another thing that should be noted is that the microwave that is in the room does not rotate the food. I had mentioned this to Michael and Anne once but didn’t do anything after that. I either made sure to put my food in the middle of the microwave or I would go into the kitchen and use the over-the-range microwave. The freezer within the refrigerator also did not work properly. Which I’m not really sure how well they are designed to work in the first place. Last thing to note- because there were so many people in the home, it was sometimes a challenge to get work done on my computer or phone because the WiFi was so bogged down. Everything else in the room and in the restroom was accurate. In summary, my stay was fine, Michael, Anne, and their whole family were very friendly, accommodating, and apologetic. There were just things that happened that weren’t entirely in anyones control that I thought I would share so anyone looking to book an extended stay would have accurate expectations going into their stay. As far as a short term stay goes, I would recommend it for anyone. Location was great, always plenty of on-street parking, quiet neighborhood and the family is pleasant to stay with.