Cottage at Capitol Hill

Rating Details:

The property manager was very helpful.

The vacation rental was spotless.

I was more than happy with the location.

I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.

Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.

Reviewer Comments:

This was the first time in 5 years that our whole family was able to be together during the holidays. We had a great visit. There were 10 of us, including 2 children under ten, with plenty of space to move about for everyone. The outdoor space was large, and included a ping pong table and hot tub. Plenty of outdoor seating, and the view from the back yard was wonderful both day and night. Had one issue on arrival - prior renters left the bins overflowing. Notified management company and within 1/2 hour they were there cleaning space for us to use. Really attentive. Group of 5 drove to ocean (about 45 minutes) to see the seals in the water and said it was wonderful. Even the two year old enjoyed the seals. Overall, a great time at a nice property.

Nice clean property with plenty of room for our family of 10 to move about and relax. The yard was large, giving our 2 year old granddaughter plenty of space to move about and relax outside the home. Older kids played ping-pong, and adults enjoyed the relaxing hot tub. Our son prepared a delicious brisket using the Santa Maria BBQ, and baked potatoes and vegetables on the propane barbecue. Christmas tree was a nice touch.

We had several questions that we addressed with the agency during our visit, and they responded promptly. The trash / garbage containers were full from the prior renters, and they had someone out within 30 minutes to address the issue. We were very happy with their responsiveness..

Overall, a very enjoyable visit at our “home away from home”.

Rating Details:

The property manager was very helpful.

The vacation rental was very clean.

I was very unhappy with the location.

I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.

Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental.

Reviewer Comments:

We were disappointed with this home. First off, there should be a TV in the main living area. It's ridiculous that there are only 2 TV's and both are in downstairs bedrooms. The kitchen was poorly equipped with rusted fry pans, mis matched pots and no matching flatware. There were enough salad forks, but not enough regular forks for us to even all have proper place settings for meals. Not even a 12" fry pan. The front burner on the stove didn't work, the dishwasher lower rack was broken and difficult to use. The Internet was HORRIBLE! Most of the time it didn't work. If two of us wanted to use the Internet -- well forget it. When we could log on it was super slow. The vacuum cleaner didn't work, there is no dust pan and the broom was ready for the garbage. The barbecues were dirty and the outdoor furniture was filthy. When we tried to clean it there was no cleaning supplies. A little attention to a few details would have made our stay much nicer. We enjoyed our time together as a family will not be back to this place. Didn't feel that we got value for what we paid.

Was disappointed to find no TV upstairs at all. Dishwasher rack was broken, one burner on the stove didn’t work, no 12” fry pan, other pans were rusted, few regular sized forks. All the knives were so dull we couldn’t cut anything. Worst of all was the corkscrew! Why not at least have a decent way to open wine in wine country? The Internet rarely worked and when it did the connection was super slow. No dust pan, vacuum didn’t work, brooms were worn out, outside barbecue and tables were dirty and we had to buy cleaner ourself to clean it. I was disappointed with this cottage. I think owners should check things out and keep on top of it. This is our third year renting in Paso Robles at Christmas and we won’t be back here.

What a great weekend! The house was great and the management company was amazing! We were a little cold and couldn’t find spare blankets and they came over right away with new blankets and a bottle of wine. They were a pleasure to work with from start to finish! It was a great weekend!