Beautiful property. Easy to communicate with the owner, Laura. However, there are several issues I had and my concerns are outlined below:
There was a last minute document she wanted us to sign 36 hours prior to arrival. This listed several stipulations / rules of the rental, which were not unreasonable, however should have been sent much sooner than days before arrival. The listing originally said 8 adults max (however I did not think this was a strict stipulation as there are 4 bedrooms in the home - 3 bedrooms with queen/king beds and then 1 Room with 2 bunk beds for 4 children), so the house actually sleeps 10. The bunk room was in the original pictures but they are not in current listing. There was a major issue when she sent us the document 2 days before arrival when I said there were going to be 11 people (6 adults, 4 children and then 1 baby in a pack and play). While we were eventually able to work this out, this is as quite stressful while we were en route to the property from across the country not knowing if we would still be able to proceed with the rental as she said there could not be more than 8 people including children in the document and messages right before arrival. I would not recommend kids going to this rental because the house and furniture are too nice. I was worried the whole time about every little spot and stain (which naturally happens in our home with kids under 7). I cleaned the home and vacuumed daily and still had her text us pictures after we departed of an unknown white spot on the furniture that I still have no clue what this was as we did not allow any food in the living room. Owners have strict rules about no shoes in the house but with how dirty the deck was before it was pressure washed, impossible to not track in some dust and dirt with being barefoot on the porch. Would recommend purchasing insurance through VRBO in case of any damage.
In summary, beautiful house, but would be better not as a non-rental. Not worth the stress and money for a family vacation. Probably better suited for smaller parties and adults only.