For Art Lovers, Families, and People wanting 4X value over a hotel. (BL257011)

Efrat and family were great to have as guests/

They were very friendly, and we're a joy to host.

I am sorry to hear that your experience here was a mixed bag and not quite up to your expectations. For accuracy, you stayed for 4 nights, not 5. The bathrooms were cleaned, and were clean. We want our guests to be comfortable and enjoy their stay. Had you notified us immediately of your concerns, we would have had the opportunity to address them and make your stay more enjoyable. We are on site and easy to contact. You are right about mud and needles. A week of heavy rain will do that. Wind and rain shakes loose tons of needles from the four (4) - 40 ft. Spruce trees on our lot. We do sweep up the needles regularly, but it's not possible in the rain. We will consider this as we continue to improve the quality of the landscaping in both the front and the back. Thank you for your input.

Some good points Raileen that we can learn from, some points we'd refute. Starting with the expectations, in the description on VRBO we have a clear line that goes "Rental is for main floor of house. There are tenants in the basement.". We become the tenants. On the messy junk drawer, its a fact, that has never been an issue, and I agree, so we'll minimize the clutter in future. As for the cereal drawer, we blew it - a complete miss on our part. Not great. The sleeps 8 vs 6 is a work in progress. While never an issue in the past, its recently come up a few times, so we need to change the advert. For example we can sleep 6 people easily configured as 3 couples, but not 6 individual adults. This is implied by 3 bedrooms, each with a picture of 1 bed, although if taken literally it creates an expectation problem. We will be more explicit. At this point we can swap a bedroom desk for an additional twin bed, and are looking into a day bed with 2 singles. New pots and pans are also being looked at. Well used pots and pans take on a discoloured patina leading to poor optics., especially teflon coated. Now that the snow is finally gone, outdoor spring cleaning and maintenance are possible. So some things to work on, all good information. We are glad you enjoyed your stay in spite of the identified shortcomings.

Nanci and Dave were great people to have as guests. We always enjoyed their company when we engaged. Very upbeat, always a good story, and they took excellent care while they were with us. If the opportunity to host them should arise, do not hesitate to have them stay.