Minutes to the lake. Free kayaks, hot tub, pool table, volleyball. Sleeps 21

Let me start by saying it has taken me a week to compose my thoughts for this review in the hope that they will be helpful for others in preventing a disappointing and frustrating vacation experience. I also hope the unfortunate experience we had will be a learning experience for the home owner in being able to make changes for the future so others can enjoy their stay and not have the negative experience we did.

When we found this property online it appeared to have all the things we were looking for to house the 4 families we were traveling with. The photographs provided are appealing, the location was good and the space was what we needed. Corrine was helpful pre-booking at answering questions and giving information.

Unfortunately, upon arrival we found the house had not been cleaned. The carpets were vacuumed and the beds were made (sheets not laundered), but that was it. With further inspecting we realized that not only had it not been cleaned, but the home was very dilapidated and long overdue for an extensive cleaning.

We were greatly disappointed in the condition of the home, the extreme lack of cleanliness, how worn and neglected the property and house are as well as how poorly the photos represent the home.

I agree with Corinne (the homeowner) that we all have a different expectation and definition of cleanliness. I can also say that out of 8 adults and 13 youth staying, not one of us considered that home clean or cared for.

The house does have great space and gathering areas, good size bedrooms and bathrooms, beautiful views and is located in a quiet area. It could be an absolutely charming and exceptional vacation rental, but it needs an extensive amount of work as well as a MAJOR deep cleaning before it would be in that kind of condition.

We were lucky to be able to have a family retreat in this beautiful house. I want to thank the owner for letting us get out of the city and spend time together in such a beautiful space.

1. The layout of the home is great for groups and families

2. The home suffers severally from the lack of general maintenance. The yard is overgrown, the exterior walks, etc. are in bad condition and not swept

3. The downstairs bathroom and bedroom are in terrible condition. There is mold in the bathroom and shower and our family members felt they could not even use it.

4. The house has not had a good cleaning for a long, long time. There is dust everywhere, the carpets need shampooing badly, the windows were very dirty (we cleaned some of them ourselves), the counters, floors, etc. show a lot of neglect.

5. There were not towels in the bathrooms (we found later they had been washed, but were still piled up in the laundry room)

6. There were piles of sheets, towels, etc. in the laundry room and we could not tell whether the beds had been remade (it ended up that they had)

7. There were extra linens available, but they were crammed into a linen closet. None of them had been matched or folded and were marked with sizes, etc. It was just a hodge podge of wrinkled sheet, pillow cases, etc.a

8. The advertizement for the home said there was air conditioning. This was very misleading. It has only 3 small single room portable cooling units, which only cooled the rooms they were in. So all of the other rooms in the house got quite warm during the day.

9. When we arrived the kitchen and family room floors had not been swept or mopped, the counters were not clean, the stairways were very dirty. We tried to do some cleaning so that we would be comfortable, but there was not even a vacuum that worked and the cleaning supply closet was pretty dirty and mixed up.

This house needs a lot of repairs. It could be a great rental if some deep cleaning and some repairs were done to both the house and the yard. But, in its present condition we cannot recommend it. The kitchen is equiped pretty well and it was nice to have a big back yard where we could be in the early warm evenings.

Our XC team of 30 were able to stay in this lovely home on extremely short notice. We are so thankful for Corrin and making this happen when our previous reservation at another location fell through.

It was a little hot in some of the upstairs rooms that didn't have a portable air conditioning unit but our athletes did not really complain and they all said they wanted to go back next year!

Thank you so much for working with us and making our cross country camp a huge success.

This place was nice because it FIT all of us, but the pictures shown online are very deceiving and the rooms and outside of home are not setup according to the pictures. The place is more run down than the pictures. If it was up kept better and met our expectations according to ad online and our past Airbnb/homeaway experiences we would use it annually for our reunions but we experienced some discouraging things while using the home.

PROS

Owner is available when needed

Plenty of space

Lots of sitting space. Couches, dining tables.

Plenty of extra twin mattresses available for use.

Well working hot tub

Huge yard for playing games, setting up slip n slide, fun volleyball net setup.

Plenty of parking space.

Some cooking amenities available.

Projector movies in basement

Plenty of sitting space and chairs outside on deck and downstairs outside.

CONS

A LOT of non working outlets

Very dusty. Not wiped down areas (main stair case, side tables, floors)

No AC and VERY hot and uncomfortable. was told they could provide extra AC units, and didn’t.

Very old ripped dirty sponge and dish scrubber.

Broken windows that don’t open or don’t close.

Dirty toilets when arrived.

Full trash can, not dumped prior to our arrival in master bathroom.

No working outside lights.

House all around needs a very very very good deep cleaning. Counters, rooms, ALL FLOORS, window seals, windows.

No sink disposal.

No fridge filtered ice and water.

So many bugs inside house and outside. Needs bug sprayed more often.

No ceiling fans in the home with no AC.

Has two washer and dryers, but neither work.

Clothes left in washer from previous renter.

No outlets on large island.

Both inside and outside Needs a lot more TLC and updates.

Stuff left underneath beds from previous renters.

All kitchenware was dirty.

Broken toilet seat.

Was charged an additional $100 per night due to extra people but there was NO additional amenities for the extra people we paid for (Toilet paper, towels, rags)

Dirty toilets upon arrival.

Bathrooms stunk upon arrival.

Basement has a mildew smell.

Towels were damp and smelled bad.

Spider webs throughout the house.

A home needs to be very well kept because when family’s are spending that much money to “vacation” they expect something nice, clean and comfortable.