Beautiful New Home near Downtown Houston

We needed a temporary home for three weeks. This was okay for us. The beds were comfortable. Bathroom was okay. This house is more like a cabin in the woods: a little rough but comfortable. Kitchen needs a few more things like dishes. Our host said he would take care of that. Great location close to the University of Houston and easy access to downtown and the restaurants of the Eado district. Would stay there again.

I was there for a total of 4 hours before deciding it was safest for me and my friend to leave and find another accommodation. -Initially we couldn’t get into the property for almost 6 hours. The check in instructions was incorrect. The host did not respond in a timely manner. We called vrbo which took 48 minutes to speak to a rep. -upon entry of the home, we realized this place had not been properly sanitized or cleaned. There was hair, blood stains, dirt, and food crumbs on all 3 beds, the couch especially, all over the floors in the living room and kitchen. -there were spider webs in almost all areas of the house. - there were dead cockroaches and miscellaneous bugs in every corner of the house, especially the kitchen (disgusting). When opening the drawer to use utensils, the utensil tray was absolutely disgusting with bugs and unclean utensils. There is also only 2 pans in the kitchen. Which were filthy. -worst of all, there was zero handsoap for us to use. In the washroom there was a soap dispenser with JUST water inside. Not soap. There was no dish soap or hand soap in the kitchen. -we let the host know about our concerns who subsequently told us to sleep on said dirty sheets and dirty house and he will send a cleaner at NOON the next day. NOON!!!! Not first thing in the morning. -also note the house is EXTREMELY warm upon entry. It is so hot inside it’s unbearable. And if you want to adjust the ceiling fan you have to go through spiderwebs, and no dish soap to use afterwards. - I made the decision to leave as it was unsanitary and unsafe overall in regards to health and safety.

We visited several of the sights located around the area including the zoo and the fine arts museum. This home is conveniently located with nearby access to the freeway. The neighborhood appears to be experiencing gentrification, but there are still plenty of wonderful small minority-owned businesses. The street was very quiet with friendly neighbors. I love trains--so this wasn't an issue for me--but there is a very active railroad track close by, and you will hear train horns several times day and night.

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