Evan was initially friendly and accommodating upon my arrival but unfortunately this stay didn't work out as well for me as it has for the many guests who have left positive reviews.
The room was exactly as pictured, and upon initial inspection it and the attached bath were clean and well kept. Evan's place is a family home style arrangement, and has a lived-in, funky, laid back feel, which was fine for me but guests looking for a conventional, hotel/motel like experience should probably look elsewhere.
Since Evan had indicated via email that he might not be on the premises during my stay I inquired about how to deal with noise disputes with other guests, which he responded had never happened so because of this and the budget-friendly price I booked the room for two nights.
My main issue with the stay was that house rules were not enforced by Evan who was having a party in the kitchen after the 10pm quiet hours even though the profile stated no noise after 10 and no parties for guests. When I discussed this with Evan he told me that this party was an impromptu wake for his mother who had recently passed and that he'd "take care of it". This only resulted in Evan turning off the music. After 20min or so it was clear that the party wasn't ending.
While I was deciding what to do (wait it out or leave) a cockroach walked along the bed frame and I headed back downstairs to discuss this and the noise with Evan. When I showed the 'roach to Evan he pocketed it and we discussed the noise from the kitchen, which he acknowledged was loud. I asked if he was going to dissolve the party but he indicated that was not going to happen, and suggested that my pre-stay email questions about noise meant that I was maybe pre-disposed to being dissatisfied or uptight, which is when I was done trying to get Evan to honor the house rules or to accommodate my needs as a guest.
I requested a refund which Evan quickly and plesantly complied with, and to his credit he paid me in cash for the percentage of the room rate that Airbnb charges me on their end, ensuring a full refund. What Evan could not refund was my time and satisfaction, as this really put me in a messed up situation at 12:30am on a Friday night. A warning upon check-in at 2pm that there might be a late-night party might have given me some options about finding alternate accommodations for the night.