I’ve stayed at 7 VRBOs in the last 3 years and this is the first negative review I’ve ever left. VRBOs get abused and you have to overlook things some times. This is different. Owner is not being truthful in the listing. He is advertising an indoor pool and 2200 SF. Both are lies. The pool heater is permanently broken and the place is only 1,560 SF according to Zillow, realtor, etc. It’s obvious as well when you walk in. Afterwards, he wants to “make it right” but I rely on reviews and I’ll protect the integrity of reviews here.
I would have been able to overlook the burned out porch lights that make navigating the front steps difficult, the fireplace that didn’t work, the back yard that is a mess as others have mentioned, the scary railing situation that others have mentioned, the dining table that is on its last leg, the AC that can’t keep up in the afternoon, the tight parking being on top of 3 other cabins, the trash that won’t latch that brings in bears (is this a positive), the blankets that do not get washed at checkout, and all the silly small things that simply just adds up to the cabin being rough.
What I can’t overlook is paying $1500 more than I would have paid for a 3 bedroom and not had to share a bedroom with my kids, just so my kids would have a pool, only to find out the pool is absolutely freezing and they never have fixed the heater and do not intend to. “There is no timeframe for getting a pool heating engineer out.”