after staying in a 150 year old hotel in New York, a friend of mine once told me that some things were just meant to be knocked down. this house wasn't quite that bad, but it was close.
first some positives -
they allow dogs and the backyard is lovely - our two large dogs had a great time chasing squirrels.
the beds were firm enough for my old back
if you need it, access to the 101 is very convenient
the local grocery store - edgewood market - is really nice
however;
the house is very tired. the kitchen cabinets are old, dirty and in a state of disrepair. we wouldn't store any food in them. the cabinet door under the sink fell off early in our stay and was never repaired. the floors around the kitchen sink were soft and mushy - always half expecting to fall through.
the supplies were a joke - they gave us laundry detergent for our dishwasher, the only dish towel was a 12'x12' rag, you couldn't cook a meal with the cheap pots and pans they offered even if you were so inclined, the coffee pot was moldy. for ~$10,000 a month how hard would it be to install an Nespresso machine?
the appliances were cheap, loud and barely worked.
the sink leaked. and then the disposal failed.
the toilet leaked. (ask yourself how much time you want to spend with their maintenance team.)
the shower door was shattered prior to our arrival. we figured it out when we stepped on some broken glass. it was replaced 4 1/2 weeks into our 6 week stay.
the furniture was cheap, broken and very uncomfortable. four weeks into a six week stay, they eventually replaced the sofa and chairs. the delivery man told me his instructions were to take the old furniture directly to the dump, so the management company obviously knew there was an issue. and the new furniture was just as uncomfortable as the furniture it replaced.
we asked if they had any other properties we could switch into - no reply
we asked for some money back because it certainly wasn't worth what we were being charged - they offered $500 and waived the cleaning fee
we took our case to airbnb and they credited us back with the balance of what we were requesting.
given the state of the house, i'd be embarrassed to charge what they are charging.