Family-friendly house with a private hot tub on 30 acres of land!

I never write bad reviews, but this one needs it. It suffers from neglect and lack of basic maintenance. Sliding door (to upper deck) does not lock and the rod to “lock” it is dysfunctional (=broken), presumably because tenants were not aware of it and just tried to open the door after flipping the lever up on the door<br />

Numerous windows lack screens. They all seem to open and many do have screens, but many do not<br />

Planks in upper deck are severely deteriorated: half were replaced, but the other half need replacing as well. <br />

Outside tables and seating need replacing. Most are just old and some chairs are ripped and edges of tables are deteriorated and curling.<br />

No blinds or curtains anywhere in the house: these are necessary both for privacy and to darken rooms in the early morning (the sun is up and shines in the windows by 6AM during the summer) or whenever darkness is required due to people/kids taking naps. We even had issues with the moon on full moon nights. There are remnants of blinds on many of the windows, so they used to be there, but they need to be replaced ASAP.<br />

Poor maintenance of utensils, especially sharp knives. They need sharpening, so provide a knife sharpener<br />

Collection of pots and pans is pathetic. These are just a hodgepodge of cookware with having many not having matching lids and with deteriorated nonstick surfaces. They need replacing. Glasses and plates and cutlery are great, but other things need upgrading.<br />

Deteriorated woodwork in the kitchen (the cabinets are nice, but the edges of woodwork need refinishing). This is a basic maintenance issue. <br />

Toilet off of master bedroom needs a door (please!); the bathroom has a curtain to slide shut, but more privacy is highly preferred. I don’t know who designed the house, but modifications need to be made for guests<br />

Since the house is on septic, a clear notice needs to be placed near the kitchen sink to decrease solids from being washed down the drain. This is in the renters notice on the internet, but would seem to be inefficient for anyone not used to septic. After all, there are notice on each of the toilets.<br />

Clearer instructions need to be place on the TV’s. It is unclear what happens if the channel is changed with the wrong controller. Basically, the TV became non-functional once this was done and there were no instructions on how to fix this issue.<br />

Clear instructions need to be available for use of the thermostat. I figured it out, but clear instructions should be provided.<br />

More than one house key should be provided. We are a group of 3 and really needed to have a 2nd key for the house<br />

There is a trash can provided, but no recyclable container. The shed is loaded with recyclables from other guests and the trash-man did not pick these up.<br />

The decor on the place is pathetic. Example: the walls are completely bare except for 2 8" X 8" pictures in the upper level. What a joke! Get someone in here, i.e., an interior designer, and spend some money to make the place look decent. Then you could raise the rates some (perhaps).<br />

Put more labels on the light switches. The ones that are present are great, but more are needed.<br />