Let me start off this review by explaining that I am a vacation rental property owner as well as a business owner that relies heavily on reviews. It is very hard for me to review products/properties negatively because I rely on positive reviews in both facets. We have rented many vacation rentals in the US, Europe and Caribbean. We have also been on the road for going on 8 weeks now, renting vacation rentals in different locations each week. This property was our 7th property on this trip thus far. Every previous stay has been rated 5 stars.
There were 5 adults, 3 children and 2 dogs for this stay and we had plenty of space for all of us. The views are great and the location is quiet yet located near a lot of trails, parks, towns, etc. Sunrises and sunsets as well as star gazing are great from the deck/backyard area.
Here are the issues we had: The biggest complaint - I have paid a lot less for a lot nicer house with similarly beautiful views. The actual property was not worth the money.
The one pager with property information and rules states that ongoing landscaping is occurring and although the grass was mowed, there was serious overgrowth on the stairs/walkway to backyard from deck making it difficult to go to yard from upper deck.
There is a cleaning fee for each reservation and I know my fee went to cleaning after our stay, however we showed up with dishes that weren't clean yet put away, dust on doors and trim, dust cobwebs on walls, pubic hairs found in bathroom.
My husband said it’s like a house no one really cares about. There was paint peeling both on the interior and exterior, broken cabinets, backsplash falling off walls, and a broken sprayer in kitchen sink.
Additionally, on the note about property, it states that there is an hourly fee to clean the grill if left dirty but the night we went to use the grill, it was dirty and there is a broken brush left to clean the grill. We cleaned it before and after our use.
We had issues with a toilet overflowing twice, even though we followed the directions for use.
Pool sticks were missing tips, ping pong paddles were warped, darts needed to be reassembled.
We killed a couple of ants in the kitchen
It does get hot in the house during the day and there are minimal fans, which all were dusty.
I have never had this many issues at one property and although some issues are minor, the frustration added up.
Although great for large groups, I would not recommend for the rate