When we first entered the house an overwhelming sewer smell greeted us. We localized the smell as coming from the back bathroom - could have been just gasses building up from lack of water flow through the pipes for too long, or could have been something more serious. When I contacted the host they told us they were unaware of any problems, instructed us to open the windows, and overnight they dropped off some air fresheners outside. They did not offer to send out a plumber. It was during the time when it was 90-100 degrees outside, and the reason we had to book the house was because our air conditioner at home had broken suddenly and was being replaced, so the prospect of just having to open the windows was not exactly welcome news. We did do that, though, and closed off the back bathroom, as it seemed to be our only choice. It helped, but did not fix the problem, obviously. They also had a bug problem, which they obviously did know about because there was a big bottle of pesticide under the kitchen sink. We swept up probably 30 live and dead bugs over the 3 days we were there. Honestly not the biggest issue to me having grown up in an old farmhouse, but considering we were paying for a rental I felt we were doing a whole lot of work that we should not have had to do. It was a shame, because it was a cute house with nice bathrooms in a great location. Could have been a perfect stay if a little more attention were paid to the care of the place.