The Love Suite is a wonderful option for guests looking for an economical safe haven in a cozy, warm & homelike environment. The home is shared with other guests and a house manager. A house manager lives onsite to monitor guest compliance with house rules to ensure shared accommodations are comfortable for everyone. Please read over ALL of the listing details thoroughly and our house rules before booking. Proceeding with booking means you have read and agree to our policies. The space This lovely home is located in the quiet and quaint Carrington neighborhood. Built in the 1970s, this cozy home has charming decor that creates a warm guest space. The room is quite cozy! The interior design has character. It is suitable for longer stays if you do not need access to a full kitchen. We do offer limited features in our kitchen. Please be mindful of what to expect when booking a shared, hostel-like home. With nearly 30 listings on Airbnb and other platforms, we have the most number of listings and have had the most guest stays in Southern Maryland making us one of the leasing short-term rental companies in the region. Considering the very high number of reservations we’ve had over the past several years, we’ve not had many issues or complaints. We believe in transparency and being proactive to make sure we attract guests that are a good fit for our homes. We just revamped a lot of our offerings/amenities and policies on 7/26/23 in response to changing trends we’ve noticed with guest behavior and Airbnb policies. PLEASE NOTE these important highlights: You are sharing common areas with other guests and occupants of the home. We have a number of policies to help govern guest behavior but we as hosts cannot control the habits of our guests. Bathrooms are shared but cleaned by house manager. Guests are expected to clean up behind themselves. In an effort to keep cleaning costs low, we ask that guests clean up behind themselves and be very considerate of others. We no longer provide towels and washcloths. We continue to provide bed linen, pillows, and blankets. We have centralized heat and air and keep the thermostat at a fair temperature of between 72-76 degrees. We’ve learned it is impossible to please all guests with regard to temperature because some prefer it warmer and some prefer it cooler. We provide fans to help those that like it cooler. However, heaters are not allowed as they are fire hazards. Guest access Guest have access to their private room, kitchenette (no cooking allowed), living rooms, dining rooms, and bathrooms. Most guests opt to stay in their private rooms. Please be mindful of what to expect when booking a shared, hostel-like home with amenity limitations. Considering the high number of reservations we’ve had over the past few years, we’ve not had excessive issues or complaints. We find that helping guests set the proper expectation helps ensure a smooth stay. We have updated our listing details to be very detailed and transparent so that guests can make an informed decision on whether to book or not. With that said, please keep in mind a few important things: You are sharing common areas with other guests and occupants of the home that we as hosts cannot control their habits. We have centralized heat and air and keep the thermostat at a fair temperature of between 72-76 degrees. We’ve learned it is impossible to please all guests with regard to temperature because some prefer it warmer and some prefer it cooler. We provide fans to help those that like it cooler. However, heaters are not allowed as they are fire hazards. We no longer offer full kitchen access. Guests may use the frig and microwave only. Absolutely no cooking is allowed. This avoids issues with guests creating messes, smells, and noises that are bothersome to other guests. We have rules and ask that everyone be mindful. We do ban guests that violate our policies and do not recommend them to other hosts. This is important because the hosting community must unite to weed out problematic guests that cause good guests and hosts undue stress and hardship. Hosts are held to a very high standard by Airbnb, therefore, we must hold our guests to a very high standard. We have a zero tolerance policy for “refund hunting” and retaliatory reviews as there has been a growing trend globally of guests exploiting some of Airbnb’s policies. We aim to please our guests and do all that we can to address issues but we are aware there is an increase in guests that attempt to scam hosts. During your stay Please be mindful of what to expect when booking a shared, hostel-like home that uses a lot of AUTOMATION. Staff have little to no interaction with guests on site. Our staff hours are 10am to 6pm unless there is an emergency. You may message staff through the inbox and someone will respond during business hours. We ask that if you have a concern, please notify us first and allow us the opportunity to rectify the situation. Again, please do not call or text hosts outside of the app. Please use the app messaging feature only. We have multiple staff and the same person is not always on duty. Other things to note Please be mindful of what to expect when booking a shared, hostel-like home that uses a lot of AUTOMATION. Considering the high number of reservations we’ve had over the past few years, we’ve not had many issues or complaints but keep in mind a few important things: You are sharing common areas with other guests and occupants of the home that we as hosts cannot control their habits. We have rules and ask that everyone be mindful. Check-in is anytime after 3pm and is fully automated and autonomous. If you struggle with using apps and technology, our listing may not be a good fit. If you need staff assistance with check-in, you must check-in by 6pm, otherwise, no staff will be available to assist with check in. If guests cannot gain access to the home without staff assistance after 6pm due to their inability to use the self check-in feature, that will not be grounds for a refund. Our new automation software is called Remote Lock and has proven to be very reliable the past several months. We have centralized heat and air and keep the thermostat at a fair temperature of between 72-76 degrees. We’ve learned it is impossible to please all guests with regard to temperature because some prefer it warmer and some prefer it cooler. We provide fans to help those that like it cooler. However, heaters are not allowed as they are fire hazards. We do not provide towels and washcloths. We do not allow children at this location. We do not allow pets. We do not allow visitors that are not included in the reservation to be in the home at any time. Only registered guest should be given the access code to enter the home. We cannot accommodate early check-in or late check-outs due to narrow cleaning window staff need to prepare in between guests. Our staff hours are 10am to 6pm unless there is an emergency. You may message staff through the inbox and someone will respond during business hours. We ask that if you have a concern, please notify us first and allow us the opportunity to rectify the situation. Please do not call or text hosts outside of the app. Please use the app messaging feature only. We have multiple staff and the same person is not always on duty. We have rules designed to enhance the guest experience and ask that everyone be mindful. WE WILL BAN guests that violate our policies and WILL NOT recommend them to other hosts. This is important because the hosting community must unite to weed out problematic guests that cause good guests and hosts undue stress and hardship. Hosts are held to a very high standard by Airbnb, therefore, we must hold our guests to a very high standard. We have a zero tolerance policy for “refund hunting” and retaliatory reviews as there has been a growing trend globally of guests exploiting some of Airbnb’s policies to get free stays or circumvent hosts’ cancellation policies. We aim to please our guests and do all that we can to address issues but we are aware there is an increase in guests that attempt to scam hosts and we look out for this now and alert Airbnb when we suspect this is happening.