Our family (me, wife, 4 daughters ages 20-25) enjoyed this rental at Christmas time. The house is very spacious with large / comfy bedrooms, well equipped kitchen and two spacious living rooms. The house was clean and communications from Chris were prompt, clear, friendly and accommodating.
We were able to prepare and host dinner for ~12 (providing only our own serving platters, place settings and just a few kitchen gadgets). Two bedrooms have full baths en-suite and there is an add’l 3rd full bath. Having all linens provided and relatively easy checkout process was also very helpful.
The house is uniquely decorated as seen in the pictures. There’s some great concert memorabilia for music lovers. There’s also some NSFW decor that families traveling with small children might not love. We didn’t mind (and they made for good dinner conversation with the grandparents) but something to be prepared for if your perspective is different.
There are many plants and “nick-nacks” and judging by my wife’s allergies, they may be dusty or there MIGHT be cats in the house when it is not rented. Visibly, though, the house was clean.
The house also abuts the train tracks and the train went by 4-5 times. It was noticeable but not a major issue and did not disturb any sleep or time with the family. I’m not sure if they would be more frequent outside of the holiday time we stayed. There is a fence separating the yard from the tracks so kids and pets are safe.
Overall, I gave the property 4 stars. If I could have done 4.5, I would have based on the spaciousness, we’ll equipped kitchen, linens and communication with the owner.
There may be some families that won’t “love” the decor or will be more bothered by the train but they were mostly white noise for us. Definitely would recommend and would rent again.