We were very disappointed in the condition of the house that we stayed in and felt that the overall VRBO listing is very misleading regarding availability of heat, the claim that there are no pets allowed, and overall cleanliness (super dusty (even on dishes) and there was an ant problem). The first day we were there as my daughter was unpacking in the sun room there were tons of ants all over the wall, bed, and floor. We immediately contacted the owner and she admitted via text that they had been having intermittent ant issues because of the rains and the drought but never disclosed that to us prior to occupying the unit. She was responsive in sending someone over to drop off pest spray and ant tape for us to use to deal with the ant issue which lasted our entire stay. Heat – in the VRBO listing it states that there is heat however it should read there is only heat if you light the gas stove and 3 old space heaters during the day when you are occupying the house. It was not safe to have the space heaters on (the old disc kind especially with my 3 kids around) nor is it safe to have to burn a fireplace through the night to get heat. Consequently we were freezing at night and freezing in the morning or whenever we got home. On Christmas morning we were all wearing our winter coats until the house heated up. Pets – the listing states that no pets are allowed however it was obvious there were cats in the place given our reactions. I also took a picture of the cat hair on the rug and on the sofa. Cleanliness – in addition to the ants, the amount of dust and dirt overall in the house was not acceptable. There was a dish on a shelf that was filthy that showed just how dirty the place was. In the refrigerator there was a black hair and it had not been wiped down for some time.  The bathroom had not been cleaned and appeared as though someone had just left or moved out of the house. There were used bars of soap and a puff along with some random shampoo bottles.  

We did stay at the house but spent as minimal time as possible there.  We checked into seeing if we could find another place to stay but given the holidays / Christmas we could not find a place.

Oh – one more thing – their listing says that there is “TV” but beware as there is no cable to go along with the TV! Ha! There is Apple TV that worked the first 2 days and then stopped working. That said – they did not subscribe to any basic stations except Netflix. Beware of this rental.