I’ve never written a bad review so this feels strange, but unfortunately I have to label this Airbnb as very much NOT as advertised.
First, it is listed as “an entire home” when it is very much a renovated space in someone’s basement that just happens to have outside access. If I had read details more closely I’d of noticed they mention a shared ceiling, but that is the only thing that could clue you off that you’re not in an actual space to yourself. I mean there is a door to their house within it.
Within that description of the ceiling, they also mention sound-proofing and “occasional pitter patter” as if everything will feel private. The pitter patter is not occasional — if they’re walking around, you hear it. I also got a direct message almost explicitly saying otherwise, and asking that you respect how paper thin the walls are, with a specific note about intimacy in there.
We could also smell whatever they made for dinner each night when we got back.
Look, if this was advertised as what it is — a room in a home — then I think this would be fine. People looking for that type of thing would not be disappointed. It is a good value and the hosts seem very nice and open and the space was clean. However, “an entire home” listing is borderline offensive to consumers, and sound proofing is not a thing.
Good tub and soft robes though. That at least was as advertised.