See you next year

Guest: Alec (-)
Date of Stay: 08/26/11 Review Submitted: 01/19/12

Hi: We four really are in love with Greenport now, and being at your terrific house has a lot to do with that feeling. I hope you enjoy the rest of the year and I hope we're in touch- ideally in person- in 2012. All best and thanks again.

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Guest: brian (-)
Date of Stay: 06/24/11 Review Submitted: 06/28/11

Hi Vipin and Margo, We're back home in New York and want to thank you for renting that wonderful house to us for the weekend - it was really perfect. You were right about Aldo - great coffee, we took an amazing sunset cruise. We really loved Greenport, and your house was the ideal home base for our trip. Again, thank you for sharing your house with us - we loved it. Brian

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Guest: lisa (-)
Date of Stay: 08/27/10 Review Submitted: 03/14/11

My husband, 3 year old son, my parents, and I enjoyed a great vacation in Greenport, and this house was a big part of it. It is well set up, with a bedroom and sitting room and full bath downstairs and up (so good for 2 couples) and plenty of fold out coaches plus two twin beds and a futon for the kiddoes. Thoughtfully decorated -- very cozy. Very comfortable, well stocked for cooking, and plenty of gathering places as well as places to steal away and read a book. Highly recommended!

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Ants!

Guest: Bethany (Long Island, NY)
Date of Stay: 08/13/10 Review Submitted: 08/25/10

The house is basic and provides a decent place to stay which is close to town. However, we were very upset by the abundance of ants in the home and the owner has not been able to be reached since our stay. Please read below to see the letter which was submitted to the owner after our stay. She never responded. Thank you for the use of your home this weekend. Your house is lovely, we took your recommendation on 67 steps and overall we had a very nice time. However, we were disappointed to discover that the house has an ant problem. We noticed that several traps were set up in the kitchen, but they were nowhere near sufficient. We lost food -- food that was in closed packages on the kitchen counter -- to the ants and had to subsequently keep everything in the refrigerator. Cooking meals was difficult, and part of the reason we chose to stay in a house instead of a hotel was so that we could cook our own meals. There were also ants in both bathrooms and in the master bedroom; two of my friends sleeping in that room found ants crawling in their suitcases and clothes as they were packing to leave.   I'm sure you would agree that this is more than a small ant problem, and I would like you to consider a refund of 10% of our total -- to cover the costs of the lost food and the inconveniences associated with the ants.   Thanks much.

Owner response: Upon receipt of this guest's letter, we immediately called a professional exterminator to assess our house. The exterminator felt the renters were over reacting, the house did not have a big ant problem and did not warrant any spraying. We were relieved because we have small children, many of our guests are families with children, and we do not advocate the use of toxic chemicals. However there were some tiny citronella ants and professional traps were placed around the house which were very effective. The guests, a group of 9 girlfriends, did have both our phone numbers and email address and our property manager's phone number and they did not attempt to contact anyone during their weekend stay. It was only afterward when we could not address their concern that they complained. Our housekeeper found our house very untidy after their stay, particularly the kitchen which had crumbs everywhere and open food packages left on the counter. What was particularly troubling about these guests is we did have contact on the phone with one of their party soon after their letter and they were verbally abusive with no regard to professional decorum. After that we had no desire for further communication. Subsequent guests last year did not mention seeing ants . As to their opinion that our historic house is "basic", we take pride in the upkeep of our beautiful house and our photos speak for themselves.

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Perfect for a big group with varied interests

Guest: Sergiy (New York)
Date of Stay: 05/28/10 Review Submitted: 06/13/10

If there are 10 of you going to Long Island in 3 cars, this is a possibility for you. The guests are not tied to one another. The house is located 10 blocks from the heart of Greenport, one the biggest towns on the island. People can easily walk to shops, sea food restaurants, ferry and the train station. The proximity of the train station is the reason why some of the guests may have the luxury of beating the traffic and getting to Greenport on a train before everybody else... A picturesque and relatively desolate beach is within walking distance as well. The house is spacious and soundproof. One tends to gain very little knowledge of what's going on on the other floor. When on the first floor, please have a glass of wine and play some games in the dining room. It has great energy.

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