In general, we really liked this place. Very well stocked, very clean. It was just great.
The only thing I will say about the place in general is that they have dog(s) which we could hear - but this usually only an issue during the day.
Our main issue was a check-in related one.
we were driving into the area and had been delayed past the original time we had said we'd arrive. We didn't think to inform the host since we weren't supposed to interact with him for check in. It's been our experience that check in does not matter for Airbnb - we purposefully choose places with "lock box" style check-ins because we know how random travel can be.
ANYWAY, when we finally did arrive we were locked out. We tried messaging the host, but of course it was late and they did not respond. We ended up needing to get a hotel for the night - which really sucked. We purposefully choose an Airbnb to reduce our exposure to others during this pandemic.
we messaged the host, and he claimed we'd canceled - which was news to us.
In the end, it seems it was some sort of mix up. They said they'd received a cancellation from someone with a similar name to mine and thought we'd cancelled - so they made such that we could not access the rental.
they seemed really sorry about it and refunded the night's rental cost without us needing to ask.
however, this was still a really unfortunate occurrence. probably would have been more ok if not for the pandemic and the 14 hour drive we had just done.
TLDR; if you book here and are running late, maybe check in with the host?