Stayed 7 Nights.
Pros = Check In was easy. Bed and pillows were comfortable. Heating and Aircon was great. Newer Huge Washer and Dryer, but shared with home owners. Free Netflix. Garage exterior is monitored by video camera. Overall Mary and John are nice hosts.
Cons = Room is 9 x 9 Feet with queen size bed + small female cosmetic desk. Listing is deceptive as eating area + microwave etc is in 2 car garage and not in separate room. 1 reusable plastic plate + 1 small disposable plastic spoon + 1 small disposable plastic fork + 2 foam cups + 3 decaf tea bags + 1 instant coffee available for guest use. Fortunately, I had my own eating items. Garage interior has video camera so no privacy there. Can hear conversations + late night noises in home + rooms above unit.
Upon move in microwave inside was not clean + refrigerator smelled like rotten food. The bathroom had used bars of soap + opened mouthwash + other opened spilled personal hygiene items in the medicine cabinet and under sink. I cleaned entire unit. John apologized for the uncleanliness when we met in the garage and complemented me that I was a very clean and organized person.
Immediately after move in, home owner John scolded me for rearranging the bed in the room, so I could set up my computer work station using a folding table to also face TV for viewing while I was working. The computer table in the room is a female cosmetic desk facing away from the TV. The room is immediately off the garage. John could see the room rearranged because people walking to and from front door can look inside room window if shades are open. John suggested I could set up my computer workstation on the big table in the garage and work on it 12+ hours each day in garage without any climate control.
On my 2nd day home owner Mary sent me message to turn off bathroom exhaust fan after it was on for 15 minutes while I was still in bathroom. Mary stated exhaust fan is too noisy and past tenants had forgotten to turn it off so she was just reminding me. When I looked up, the exhaust fan was filthy dirty, so I sent photos to home owners. From that point on I did Not use exhaust fan, so during showers the bathroom would steam up. Upon move out, John informed me he had Not cleaned the exhaust fan because they are going to replace it since it is too noisy.
Smart TV is old + Unknown Brand Name + Remote NON-Responsive 50% of time even after I replaced new batteries. Comcast Cable Channels worked 50% of time. Home owner John informed me upon check in that they contacted Comcast 3 days prior to my arrival. However, Comcast Technician did Not show up prior or during my stay to fix the issue. On 1st day Download speeds were OK at 55+ mbps. On 2nd day Download speeds were 12 mbps. Instead of moving out John suggested that I put their home modem router inside my room. Download speeds improved to 60+ mbps and home owners also got good internet speeds.
After my 2nd day possible move out situation, my stay became much more enjoyable.
Upon move out, I washed all bedding and towels. Mary sent me the following message: "Thank you Kurt, it’s kindness for keeping the place cleaned and doing the laundry. It is 5 stars rating. Please give us good fair review. Have a good day and drive safe."