ABODEbucks

We recently stayed at an ABODEbucks rental in St. Louis for a girls weekend. We had a wonderful time! The home was very clean. The accommodations were very comfortable. The home had everything we needed to enjoy the stay. It was easy to work with them to arrange our travel. The check in and check out process was very clear. We would definitely rent this property again.

We really enjoyed the charm of this home. It was very cute, nicely decorated, spacious, and seemed to be located in a neighborhood that was safe. The host was extremely friendly and very responsive, which we genuinely appreciated throughout our stay. We did request an early check in as our event started the same time as check in and they were not able to accomodate so we had to change clothes and get ready in a parking lot. This is not the hosts fault but would have been a big help. There were a few maintenance issues that future guests should be aware of. The toilet in the primary bathroom clogged every time it was flushed, and one of the shower doors in that bathroom was off the track and not usable. The guest bathroom shower was also leaking heavily where the shower head meets the arm,

We stayed at their Oregon Ave property in St. Louis. Not the nicest neighbor, but it did look like some of the surrounding properties are being cleaned up. House was clean. They made sure to ask us how many guest would be staying. We had 6 guest and only 5 bath towels. I made them aware of the towel situation, but had to make do with what was there. This is the second rental we’ve stayed in that didn’t have enough towels for the registered guests. They communicated well, but I was a little alarmed by one of the messages saying something along the lines of “we know accidents happen……stained linens, towels etc…. Don’t worry. We will turn that in on our insurance and charge you for it.” After I received that message, I went around the house videoing and taking pictures of all the imperfectio

House is beautiful and the location couldn't be better. Neighbors were super kind and we loved it so much we stayed an extra night (and found ourselves on Zillow looking for permanent options, LOL)! It was a great place to stay for our family.

As a property owner, they were too expensive to manage my Airbnb or the guest requests. The owner as I understood lived out of town and hired locals who had a rather high turnover rate. The cleaning service had little oversight and at the end, I lost confidence in the quality of service provided to the guests. Also, it was not profitable compared to when I did Airbnb on my own. Based on my experience as a host, I do not recommend.