Secluded Sanctuary & Retreat - Sleeps 11

Thank you so much for the thorough review. Yes, having a 3 year old with Autism definitely makes things more challenging! I just want to note, that the stove will not burn anyone. If a kid bumps into it, no matter the age, they will be safe as long as they have the instinct to stop touching it after 20 seconds or so :)

This guest did her best to ruin her own vacation. It was quite sad to see. The rest of her family seemed to be enjoying themselves. I was over there pretty much every day of their stay, so I was able witness the dynamics first hand. Yes, the oven is an AGA stove from England. It can be frustrating to use, but there is also a second regular gas stove that you can use and most people do lots of BBQing on the two grills. If you do not wish to use the stove, it can be turned off during your stay. (It takes a full day to restart) The mosquitoes were bad luck. There generally are no mosquitoes and you can open the windows and the house stays very cool at all times of the year. I do agree with Gina that getting screens on the windows will be useful. And the owner is planning on installing screens. This is a house where the owner lives 90% of the year and she just never saw the need for screens herself. Regarding the pool. The actual pool was perfectly fine to use. There was an electricity issue where the use of the amenities like the waterfall and spa were causing the transformer to blow. I had been working on the issue for 4 days before she arrived and we finally came to the conclusion that we would do a manual override for the filter so the pool would stay clean and usable, but the spa and waterfall were unfortunately not able to be used. I explained that I was very sorry and I gave her a refund that I thought was fair. According to our terms and conditions no refund for this sort of issue was due. Gina wasn't happy with the situation, so I continued to have different electricians come over, but the issue was too big to be fixed during her stay. There was no safety issue luckily, that would have been a totally different situation. There are 5 TVs in the house. One of those did not work because the owner accidentally packed away the remote when prepping for the summer guests. There is an extensive selection of TV programs on the SlingTV app, an Xbox that her boys used daily, and lots of different movie programs. You can also log into your account to watch specialty items that you might want. Plus, who comes on a vacation to watch TV? The electricity issue is being fixed as I type and the pool will be functioning fully for the next guests. Screens will be added to the windows and the lost remote has been located.