I stayed 2.5 months during virus pandemic quarantine. Jefferson and his team were amazing hosts. They responded to my messages, questions, and suggestions efficiently. The check in was simple with a combination front door and combination bedroom door locks. The bedroom was very large with 12-16 foot ceiling + modern furnishings + 2 queen beds (could have fit 4-5 queen size beds in it) + 2 large window facing the neighboring house but blocked by nice trees + 2 x 4 foot desks + 50+ Inch Smart TV with Netflix and many movie channels. There was not any office chair like I saw in the other 5 rooms, but fortunately I had an office chair in storage I brought into the room. The bathroom had huge counter + double sinks + medicine cabinet + lots of drawers and cabinet space in the vanity. Deep round soaking tub with nice shower + small sliding window. Walk in closet with lots storage + hanging clothes space. Private toilet room.
I pretty much stayed in my room and did not use the rest of the house except to warm up food or wash my clothes. The washer stopped working after 2nd week stay, so Jefferson bought new washer and dryer. However, I was without washer for few days until delivery. Jefferson offered to allow me to wash my clothes at his house, but I used a friends home instead.
There is a motion doorbell camera + 5 motion cameras in the common areas of the house and garage that Jefferson says his team monitors. There was a 9 hole golf course across the street and a large park 1 block away. The house was located in a quiet neighborhood 3-4 block from all major banks, grocery, restaurants, cafes, etc.
Areas for improvement.
Upon check in my room was not ready even after the normal check in time so I waited 1.5 hours for house cleaner to arrive and prepare the room. The room was NOT sparkling clean, but the sheets were changed which appreciated. The tub had soap scum and grime in it, but I cleaned it. I ended up cleaning the entire room myself and during my entire stay to keep to my standards. There are plenty of cleaning supplies and laundry supplies available. The garage area and around the washer and dryer was never cleaned and the trash was rarely emptied in the garage. The side yard where the trash cans were stored was always dirty, full of leaves and debris and trash over flowing the cans even though the garbage was picked up weekly.
Even though the refrigerator shelves were labeled for specific rooms, no one ever obeyed the labels because there was not enough room in the refrigerator for 6-14 people who could possibly live in the house if all 7 beds had 2 people in them.
I was surprised to see the home had 6 total bedrooms with 7-8 people living there at any one time. The other tenants were not the most professional and seemed to have lived there a long time. There were times when the tenants were arguing, cussing, threatening each other, slamming doors, and writing threatening notes about food and the aircon use. My bedroom was on the upper floor so they would stand outside the kitchen + small dining room slider and smoke which would go into my open bedroom window above. I finally notified Jefferson of all these issue when I thought real violence might occur and the next day it seemed to stop and everything was nice from that point forward.
In summary, I have stayed in AirBNB all over the world. Jefferson and his team were amazing. The excessive number of people staying in 1 home needs to be managed better. Jefferson and his team seem to be too nice to do that from a distance. Jefferson and his team have many rooms/homes listed. I suggest giving 1 person rent reduction to stay in each home with the responsibility to manage the home environment. Regardless of some of the above improvements needed, I will probably stay in Jefferson's homes in the future. Thanks Jefferson.