The house is everything pictured, wonderful views, nice furnishings. However, from the initial booking to the final billing, it was nothing but a hassle. I booked through HomeAway - a month later a charge from Ireland showed up on my credit card statement. Not recognizing the charge I tried to google the issuer but nothing came up, and there was no phone number to verify who it came from. I turned it in as fraud and cancelled my credit card. Consequently, it turns out it was for the house, the owner/property manager (never could figure out who did what) contacted me and after 2 weeks of hassling VRBO, the bank and the owner, it was resolved. Once that was settled I was sent a contract to sign - the attachment wouldn't open. So the management company sent me a contract to sign IN GERMAN. Obviously, I didn't sign it and it took another week for them to figure out how to get it to me in English.

The main reason we booked the house was because we wanted to be on the water with a boat. We rented the owners boat and a few days prior to arrival they notified us that it might not be available due to being in for repairs. At the airport, on our way to the house, we were told it wasn't available. We were offered no substitute, no remedy and no recourse. I understand things happen, but we were literally left out to dry. I complained and asked them to find us something, which they did. We've rented many vacation houses and they've always been stocked with the basic essentials. This house, which was a lot more expensive then we've paid in the past, came with absolutely no supplies -- a few rolls of toilet paper that I'm sure had been left by the previous guest, no garbage bags, paper towels, dish soap, bath soap, napkins, etc. We assumed, based on past experiences, that these simple essentials would be included. It would of been helpful to have known in advance that we would need to stock the house on our own. You are also charged for utilities, (never heard of that before). You're given a credit, however, the check out sheet that I signed upon arrival had this in fine print, IN GERMAN, and it turns out that it's a credit per week, not total, so we were charged additionally for using the lights, dishwasher, etc. (& we were gone all day, every day). Also, the house is for sale - we had booked this 6 months ago and wonder what would happen if it had been sold. I would recommend the house, as it is beautiful, but buyer beware of all the extra add-ons