We(2 adults, 1 child) stayed here for 2 of the 3 nights we reserved. We booked this unit as the end of a summer vacation when we returned to the U.S. After a few weeks in the African bush staying in safari camps, we were not expecting to stay in finer accommodations...just a place to lay our heads. This unit is far from it. The property is centrally located between Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown, but there is nothing near it. Other than the Martha's Vineyard Rod and Gun Club, which is directly across the street from this property. So you will be hearing gunfire throughout the day from 10 to 5. Upon our arrival to this property, we found it had 3 fans blowing on full to air it out. This was useless because it had a horrid smell of mildew which seemed to permeate everything...and there was no masking it. When we looked further, there were mouse droppings scattered in some areas including cabinets. The size and decor is satisfactory, but everything is old and outdated. I believe the property owner had this vacant inlaw unit in her backyard and thought it could generate some income. However, it is not habitable without some degree of renovation. Additionally, the hot water is supplied by an on-demand heater mounted to the wall in the bathroom. The problem was that when you turn on the shower, the water flow(pressure) was not sufficient enough to cause the heater to turn on. So we had to run the sink faucet at the same time. The water temp would only reach warm, never hot, even though we adjusted the water heater to maximum.

As I first mentioned, we had booked this unit for 3 nights during July of 2014. This was peak season for the vineyard, so there were no other accommodations available when we arrived...unless we paid 3 times as much. So we decided to leave all our belongings in our rental car, and stay out all day until we had to return to sleep here. We tried this for the first 2 days, but we could not stand the stench of mildew, my wife was repulsed by the mouse droppings, and my conscious would not allow me to have our child sleep in these conditions. For the third day we chose to leave even though we had paid for that night, and stay in a hotel in Edgartown for 3 times the cost... it was so worth it.

I cannot believe someone, in good conscious, would feel that it's ok to take someone's money and provide such poor accommodations. In the end, it doesn't matter. I would not have stayed if it were free. Do yourself a favor...Avoid!!