Well, I read all the negative reviews and still thought I will be lucky, shame on me!
This guy Robert is a very bad host in mu opinion and NO I'm not just making accusations I can prove.
I stayed on this property for a week, it's an old house in Colonial beach area pretty nice location but that's the last positive thing I will write.
When you arrive on the property you receive a huge folder full of instructions, this is the house "manual" which you will have to follow from now on and just in case you forget anything Robert left you stickers as a reminder: "DON'T SIT HERE", "DON'T TOUCH THAT" the house is full of stickers constantly reminding you that you will lose your deposit if you just dare to sit on the deck or god forbid move the old broken furniture. So far so good- Did my best to follow,
Here are some examples of Robert's "manual":
You have to clean the house before you leave. yes to mop it and leave it clean although you are paying a cleaning fee.
Robert doesn't provide you trash bag but he kindly advises you where to buy them.
You have to take your trash with you and drive it to a dumpster about 7 min away. if not he will deduct $30 fro your deposit, and yes you are paying cleaning fee.
You are getting a quota of toilet paper- 2 per week need more? buy yourself you know where.
Lost the house key, $150 will be lost.
Oh, and in order to book the house, you also need to purchase an insurance policy for your stay.
But the most frustrating part is that I did everything on the list and even took a video of the property before I left to show that I left it in perfect condition and YET that guy took $50 from my deposit just like that. without any explanation or proof. He didn't respond to my messages asking what the hell is wrong.
I already reached out to Vrbo's customer service to try to get my money back since I do have a video I took before leaving but my best advice to you is: STAY AWAY from this house.