We will NOT be staying at this place or with this host again unfortunately. Despite having already agreed to very lengthy and stringent set of terms when we signed up on Airbnb for this place, the host still required us to sign an additional document (with terms) in person after checking in. That was the last thing we expected or needed after arriving tired. We were not prepared to review any more documents during our stay especially that we had already signed and agreed to an unusually long list of terms electronically on Airbnb's website at the time of the booking.
One of the terms we had already agreed to electronically was that the guest will be charged $50 for contacting the host after hours for non-emergency. We checked in after hours and we had difficulty opening and closing the door with the instructions provided and Not because it’s new or freshly painted. The door and the locking latch don’t line up perfectly when you enter the numeric code so you have to be creative and play with it to figure it out on your own to gain to avoid having to incur the $50 charge. Not a fun task especially past midnight.
Another of the host’s terms was charging up to $25 for “damaged” towels. To our surprise, we found a couple of towels that had filthy spots on them and we showed them to the host the next day (who was quite belligerent) to make sure we didn’t get blamed for them. And these were not new or expensive.
If you're going to impose stringent terms on your guests you should not put them in a situation where they might end up being charged unfairly..
The bedroom is very small and the walls are thin. You can hear the next door neighbor snoring at night and the sound of the loud TV volume first thing in the am. Blinds do not provide complete obscurity from the outside lights. Also, there is not enough room in the bedroom to lay out luggage either.
Even though it was a major inconvenience it was far better to shorten the stay and look for better accommodations elsewhere and found one at a nice welcoming hotel nearby (and on the beach) instead of a couple of streets away like this one is.