No hot water/ filthy/ noisy property. Unsafe for woman traveling alone.
Veröffentlicht am 28.12.2018 auf HomeAway
I came to Miami to work for two weeks and had planned to stay at this property for the duration of my trip but unfortunately had to relocate to a hotel after just 4 days due to bad conditions and inappropriate behavior by the property owner. I submitted a property complaint to VRBO and included photos of the bad conditions and screenshots of the inappropriate text messages I received from the owner. The owner has refused to respond to my request for a refund for the 7 nights I was unable to stay and VRBO has told me there is nothing they can do to help me.
The major complaints I had for the property were:
- The hot water does not work consistently. The owner was responsive in trying to fix the issue, but after 4 days he was still unable to fix the hot water.
- The property was not clean when I arrived. Body hair, dirt, and other people’s belongings were left in the bathroom. All drawers in the bedroom/bathroom/kitchen are dirty. Dishes in the cupboards are dirty.
- Kitchen is not stocked well with suitable cooking tools. Pots and pans are in bad condition with teflon peeling off.
- The second bedroom has wires hanging out of the ceiling and no overhead light or lamps.
- Both closets are filled with another person’s belongings and dresser drawers are dirty and have garbage/left behind items inside.
- Back patio is unkept and cluttered with junk and garbage.
- The owner did not mention in the listing that the property also has two tenants. One of which is very loud and disruptive late at night (till past 3am) and has dogs barking at all hours. This neighbor also smokes cigarettes indoors which resulted in the entire rental space smelling like cigarettes.
- The owner was aggressively flirtatious and asked me out to bar/strip club repeatedly. As a woman traveling alone, this made me very uncomfortable and worried about my personal safety.
- On the second night of my stay, the owner tried to come inside the property at midnight (while I was there) without my consent. After the failed attempt, he then began yelling and banging on all the windows and doors until I called him to find out he was trying to retrieve his belongings that he left inside without my knowledge. After I returned his belongings to him, he then sent me a text message asking me to go to a bar with him. This experience was very nerve-wrecking, inappropriate, and made me feel unsafe.
I would not recommend this property to anyone and will not be booking thru VRBO in the future.