Okay so here’s the deal. This Airbnb looks nice and Bayardo is a great host in that he’s very quick to respond and helpful for finding things nearby. Unfortunately though we do have to leave a not great review because the stay with him was just unbearable. Bayardo has two dogs, one of which is a shiba and it runs at the door when you come in. It actually frightened me when we came in because it was trying to guard the house. It also barks pretty much incessantly and it’s very overwhelming, it caused me to have two separate panic attacks in the one night we stayed. The check in process is basically nonexistent and it only tells you how to get into the house and then you’re on your own. There’s also no directions on where to park. We eventually figured out that our room was downstairs and brought our stuff down. On a first impression, we actually thought that we were in someone else’s spot. The bed wasn’t fully made and was messy (we thought someone had slept in it but figured they hadn’t since the sheets were still tucked), couch cushions messy, and just overall not put together fully. The biggest thing we noticed is that the carpet downstairs is wet, at first we thought they had shampooed the carpets before we got there, but they never dried out the whole day we were there. I think the basement might have some sort of leaking issues. Unfortunately because of the damp environment we found a few bugs crawling through the carpet. There were also no towels left for us to use (it makes me think his cleaning person got interrupted and never finished cleaning the room) so we were unable to bathe before bed. There is a living room area and then the bedroom is in a room with a door just off of that. We ended up spending most of our time in the bedroom with the door closed because the dog barking was so loud and high pitched it hurt our ears. There’s no sound barrier from upstairs to downstairs so the sounds just bounce around. You do have the entire basement to yourself which is nice. There is a couch and a TV set up for a little living room and a small breakfast table and a mini fridge. He had some small snacks that he stocked in the fridge which was nice. Overall the room design is okay. Modern and would be comfortable without the barking. There is a small outdoor area just off the living room but it’s quite small, there’s no chairs and you can tell it’s where the dogs relieve themselves. There was also bags of dog poop scattered around and they have an intense odor. The front door’s lock is also finicky and can be a pain to get it to actually unlock and let you in. In the end, we had to request a refund for the second night we were supposed to stay because everything that I said above was too overwhelming. Bayardo happily obliged if sending a partial refund and offered to let us stay the second night free of charge if we couldn’t find another place to stay.
It’s really a shame because Bayardo seems quite nice (we didn’t get to actually meet him because we kept missing each other), but the dog barking to protect the house is just awful and doesn’t go well with hosting guests. Overall I would not stay here again and I would not recommend this place to anyone looking to stay.