Upon arrival we noticed there was no way to lock the guest cottage when you leave. After being exhausted from our long drive one of us had to run to a hardware store to buy a lock so that our belongings would not be taken when we left. Not the way you want to start a relaxing vacation. Upon further inspection of the property we noticed it did not appear to have been recently cleaned and was very cluttered. We knew the house was old, but we at least expected it to be clean. The kitchen floors were dirty and we found old food on some of the silverware. The grill was rusted and had food dried and caked on so bad there was no way we were using it. We had to clean the whole kitchen and bathroom(the shower curtain was covered in mold) just to feel ok staying there. The whole house was dusty and didn't appear to be really cleaned in a long time. There was dog hair in all the stair corners(luckily nobody in our group was allergic). There were a lot of us, so finding another place last minute was not happening. Luckily we brought some sheets and pillows or else we would have had to wait for the wash to be able to sleep. There was a washer/dryer combo in the kitchen which took 3.5 hours to do a small load. We were informed later from the property owner that there was a washer and dryer in the basement, but the ceilings were so low you needed to go down backwards. We made the best of our stay, but would never stay there again. If you like cleaning on your vacation and spending a considerable amount of time on the phone trying to secure a refund then good luck to you. I would not recommend this rental to anyone, and trying to have a conversation with the host was a waste of time. He was always being defensive and never felt responsible for anything.