Truly lovely place. Clean and well kept, modern and charming. This would have been a 5 star review were it not for the fact that, we rented outside VBRO parameters, direct from the owner (after initiating contact thru VBRO). We paid the rent to him directly, paid a hefty security deposit, and left the place in excellent (same) condition. Two days post occupancy, we received a voice mail and video that the microwave was ruined, suggesting we put metal in the microwave (who does that?????) and advising we were losing our entire deposit. We emailed the owner but never received a response (we've waited 4 months hoping for some response) We cannot imagine what happened between when we left, and the two days that elapsed when we were advised our security deposit was being taken, but we do most certainly wish we had rented thru VBRO, paying a nominal amount for damage insurance and perhaps gaining a bit of recourse, or perhaps avoiding this issue altogether. Lesson learned - shame on us for not renting thru VBRO, or perhaps shame on the owner for tendering a written, in person lease versus using the VBRO process?