The host of a Yellow Cottage in Flagstaff left a bad review after my stay (had a party, spills on the floor, damaged property).
I did not share my experience because I did not want it posted publicly. This is my first Airbnb experience and I did not want to embarrass the Host. However, I did comment as a reply to the bad review by the Host. This is the review of my stay:
The cottage had a large heater under the floor between the living room and the entrance to the kitchen. The heater had a large grate over it. When the heater was on, the metal grate would get very hot. When I walked from the bedroom off the kitchen to enter the living room I stepped on the grate and it burned my bare feet. I had red burn marks followed by blisters on my foot. I could not sleep that night. The lighting in the bathroom was very dim. I could not see to put on makeup and Jerry could not see to shave. I brought a chair out to the back porch to wipe the ice and snow off the metal roof that spilled onto a bench that was the only seating area outside. We wanted to see the amazing stars outside. When we left, I forgot to bring the chair back inside. The only people who came to the house were my sister and her husband who picked us up to go to dinner. There was no party. The wifi did not work and I had a book deadline and was not able to communicate with my editor or publisher via computer. There may have been crumbs on the floor because there was no coffee table in front of the couch to set a snack tray on when watching TV. If there were spills, they were minor. The cottage had an odor (my sister mentioned it during the little time she was there). Perhaps it was from the smoker that was in the back, right against the house. Dishes were washed by hand and set in the strainer. The cleaning fee was $125 dollars. Therefore, I did not vacuum or mop the floors. I chose not to share my comments on the airbnb siite because I did not want to disclose my dissatisfaction publicly. Hopefully, the owners of the cottage will view my comments and try to make some changes to their cottage.
