We travel a lot as a family and always book homes through various sites online. My husband always tries to reserve really wonderful accommodations. We paid a lot of rent and a ridiculously high damage deposit for this home, but were met with disappointment. Firstly, the owner waited until the last minute to inform us of some important information. 1) she has a tenant who occupies part of the home; 2) the fountain was not clean; and 3) the gate to the driveway was broken. Not wanting to spoil our vacation,and being adaptable travelers, we told her not to worry. When we arrived we found much more than these things that were wrong. The garden was in disarray with the furniture turned over and soaking wet and a tree was laying down. The fountain water was not just green but very dirty and muddy and mosquitoes abounded. We were forced to do street parking due to the broken gate. The outdoor garbage cans were filled to the top. Inside the home, sticky traps for insects were scattered around with multiple insects in them all. Sinks in the bathrooms were small and made it impossible not to have water splash everywhere when trying to wash there. There is an annoying voice alarm that screams "lock door" every time the door is opened. The smoke alarm near the kitchen is very sensitive and went off twice from just using the toaster and boiling water for pasta. As a final problem, our last day there, we were without hot water and were promised via email from the owner, a full night's rent which she later withdrew and she sent less than half the amount.