I thought the owner / I had good communication on bbq gatherings at the property.I should have went with my instincts when I noticed flying confederate flags and difficulty with checking in early, even after I offered to pay an additional night.
I have screenshots of our chats immediately after my booking clarifying a mini hs reunion (all successful college grads from U of H, A&M, and UT), with 4-5 families and a subsequent family bbq the following day.Given we were traveling such a far distance,from CA,we were trying to maximize our time w family & friends & keep the kiddos comfortable at the same time. And his replies saying thanks for the clarification and sounds fun, enjoy!
I had traveled via car w my mom and 2 toddlers,2 & 5. Since they did surprisingly better than expected,we arrived in the morning.I immediately contacted the #s in the vrbo listing & spoke to the prop mgr. The owner still contacted me in a scolding fashion after the prop mgr gave us the go ahead to enter.I explained to him & told him he could verify via cameras & he said he had already done so & it was okay. So I wondered why the grief but okay... he is willing to let us in early and minimize more travel with the tots so seems good!
2 days later, day of mini HS reunion, the prop mgr arrived to come into the home, as I was putting the 2 year old down to nap.My husband let her in since we had nothing to hide.All families except one couple had kids. 5 families,avg 2 parents/2 kids = 20 ppl minimum. But he seemed livid & asked if it was what we had previously discussed & agreed to.I said yes, and again, recommended he review the cameras or let the prop mgr come over. At that point, he stated she had already been over. I don’t get it, but again, he is the owner so trying to provide reassurance...No loud music.No one trashed the place.No one stayed over.
The next day, it unravels.We had less people over... for a bbq. My husband sets up the girls’ fishing poles for fishing that night. Then one of my nieces asks why there are cop cars out front!? What!? The owner was thinking of evicting us. He was basing on # of cars parked & neighbor inputs. Considering some of the neighbors had flags flying,I could see their concerns. That is the only concern they could have had.
Even the cops said they wouldn’t even be staying unless we were planning to be unorderly.
TLDR: vacation ruined. Homeless for several hours in Houston, pregnant and with two tots. Shades of color.