This was a VRBO that we rented to have a place to stay in Lansing, with another family who was also in the area for this time period (4 adults, 4 children ages 8-16). We have previously stayed at motels for this event but decided to check out a VRBO. Having a house with a back yard/fire pit and extra space inside was very nice. Full kitchen with several utensils and tools to cook was helpful in making several meals at this property. Having laundry on site and beds for all was also good. This is a 1951 house that has been remodeled and updated. There are two bedrooms on the top level, with a 1/2 bath. Plenty of room to store your belongings and both bedrooms are large in size with Q beds. Comfortability of beds was ok. Main level included a small dining room (table for 4, bar with 2 chairs), kitchen, full bath living room with lots of seating and 2 decent sized bedrooms with double bunks. The bunks were ok in comfortability, but not the most stable/sturdy and kids older than 10 were not comfortable sleeping on top bunk. Bigger closets and bedding/pillows all included. Towels included as well. The deck and backyard were nice, but overdue in needing to be mowed. Upon arrival there was also garbage near the fire pit that we cleaned up and food left in the fridge and freezer. Some chairs outside, but I'd suggest bringing your own for more comfort. Plenty of room in the garage for parking or playing yard games when it was raining. The basement has a washer and dryer which was nice, but they were older (seemed to work fine, just smaller tub sizes). A theater room/area in the basement was also a hit with the teenagers that came with us. Several firework leftovers were in the yard (front and back) when we arrived. Cleanliness was ok, but definitely needs a deep clean throughout. There is also a mouse issue which we noticed with the silver/metal box trap upon arrival. Based on all this is where we came up with the final scores noted above for rating, as it was a nice property, but could use some better cleaning (especially when we pay a cleaning fee with our stay), figure out how to get rid of the mice and communication was not the best at the beginning of the booking when we had questions (owner reported the app doesn't always alert him of the messages).
