Our adult kids live a mile or so from this VRBO, and
my husband and I were very excited to be within
walking distance of them.
Unfortunately the king bed, to quote my husband,
“feels like a cheap air mattress with no pad.”
But the critical problem for us was that this VRBO is a corner unit facing the freeway and has zero sound insulation. We were up literally all night after arriving; at 4am I called a hotel and made a reservation for the remainder of our stay in KC.
When I texted her a few hours later (no need to disturb HER sleep!), the owner responded that she’d “disclosed the downtown location and expects guests to understand that a stay in the city may not be as quite (sic) as one in a suburb or otherwise removed from typical city noise.” I explained to Kara that we live in LA, are frequent travelers to NYC, San Francisco, DC and Chicago, and are very familiar with “typical city noise” and the mitigations that can be made, none of which she’s made at her property. I also pointed out that constant freeway noise is not “typical city noise.” Nevertheless, she refused to grant even a partial refund, even though we moved out before 11am after the 1st night of our planned 4-night stay.
My daughter tells me that no one cares about noise, that most travelers will be thrilled by the proximity of this VRBO to the shops and restaurants in River Market.
In case there are folks out there that, like us, also want
a decent night’s sleep, I’m adding some clarity to the listing.