Summary: Highly recommended *clean* Columbus location with a friendly yet professional host.

I use airbnb A LOT. Far more than the number of reviews I've left indicate. The more I use it, the more I appreciate locations like this and hosts like Toya. Why? Many reasons, but #1 is *cleanliness*. If I review a place a state that it is "clean", I MEAN IT.

Have you ever read lots of great reviews about a location where people say the home/room is clean only to find that it is barely acceptable when you arrive? Maybe I was just lucky with my first few stays via this site, but the more I use airbnb -- especially in Columbus, I'm left with a deep and abiding concern about what the average person considers clean. Seriously. I shouldn't be afraid to put packaged food on the shelves of your fridge or feel I need to don shower shoes in order to bathe. LOL. You will not have to worry about that when you arrive here.

What else is great at Luxury Living on a budget? It's exactly as described/pictured with everything in good condition. Check in and out was always pleasant during each of my stays. As other reviewers stated, there are many abandoned houses in the area, so it's not the prettiest street, but I had no issues with the neighborhood. Via car, it's an easy access place to most attractions and events in Columbus. There's also an alarm system installed for you.

The host is very professional and respectful, initiating contact only during business hours, giving you notice before coming into the space, and on top of it all she is responsive to your needs 24/7. I couldn't ask for a better person to do business with. I tend to be an extremely introverted person so privacy where I'm staying is very important to me; I was happy to find that she can be as hands on or as hands off as you like.

Besides that, Toya's personality is so winning, so honorable, so absolutely remarkable that I had to make mention of it. You don't meet people who make such an impression everyday. If you do, give thanks to your Ishta Devata/higher power because you are certainly blessed.

Safe travels and be well all!