Let me start by saying I don’t think I have ever given less that 5 stars, so this is not just my way... it might seem picky, but just want everyone to be aware.
The good: The location of the house is amazing. Half way between Ogunquit and york, and close to the marginal way. The house is very spacious and fit our group of 8 easily. The yard was huge and we really liked the picnic tables outside.
The not so great: the listing says pantry items, but when we checked in, the only things in the pantry were salt and pepper shakers and the salt was empty. So plan to bring EVERYTHING you might want for cooking. When we got to the rooms, the linens were folded up on the beds for us to make ourselves, and they could use some improvement for sure. When you pay so much for a house, you kind of expect nicer towels and sheets. The towels were very old and there were not enough pillow cases for the pillows in any room. The only notes around the house were the ones threatening to charge $350 if we lost the hvac remotes, not one telling us how to open the door to the porch even though it had a weird child lock and we had to call to get help opening it. A lawn company came at 8am one morning, and when I suggested they tell people about that in the future they claimed they didn’t know when they were going to come every week. So just be prepared to be woken up if you don’t have small kids who are up already at that time. And there is no recycling because they claimed it was too hard to figure out how to do it with the town. Isn’t that why a management company exists? To figure those things out? When we got down to our last trash bag, we asked if there were more, and it seemed like they were doing big favor when they brought us some. So maybe add those to your shopping list too!
The management company was responsive, but if I were the homeowners, I might consider having a conversation with them. I am sure the owners are paying a big commission and I would expect better from them. The company really made it feel like they were in it for money, not to make us feel welcome. (Of course they are, but some places still make you feel like they care about you and not just the dollar!)
Only complaints about the house itself: the white room seems like such a waste of space: no one with kids will use it! And there aren’t enough chairs at the kitchen table for the number of people who fit in the house.