The cottage itself is cute and quaint, and the backyard with pool and hot tub is beautiful and well maintained. Lyn was easy to get a hold of, and they were quite accommodating.
However, there were some issues I wish we’d known before booking:
-The house backs up to a busy street and a high school, causing a lot of noise. We had assumed it would be an escape out in the country and very quiet.
-The pool & hot tub are in a separate part of the backyard in front of the main house, so there was little privacy to use those amenities. Additionally you have to be in contact to turn on the hot tub, making it less private and easy to use.
-There were constant check-ins from Lyn, asking us to turn off porch lights, walking over and knocking the night we arrived even though we had our dog with us and had already texted (and it was 8pm or so). We felt like we were constantly being watched, for instance getting texts as soon as we left the hot tub asking if we were done for the night. I’m not used to having to communicate so extensively in vacation rentals, and it made it hard to relax or enjoy privacy.
-There were lots of random charges added after the fact - a mandatory insurance charge that didn’t pop up until we were about to confirm the booking ($80 non-refundable charge for only 3 nights!!). In addition to the mandatory insurance, there’s also a deposit and a nightly pet fee. We even got charged a “laundry” fee after the fact (on top of the cleaning fee). More extras than I’ve ever had to pay for a vacation rental, which increased the price significantly.
-Nothing to cook with in the kitchen - no stove, only a microwave. There was supposed to be a hot plate on the grill outside, which wasn’t working for our stay, but they were working on getting that fixed.
-The furniture in the living room of the cottage was almost unusable.. seemed like patio furniture. My partner and I (both small people) couldn’t even fit on the couch, so it was hard to relax. Additionally there was only one tiny table in the whole place to set things on (or eat on), which made it quite challenging to function.
Overall, they were accommodating and nice people, but I’m not thrilled with our stay.