Positives:The location was great. A block from the beach, short walk from the town. The owner responded to our texts.
For the cost for a week we expected a nice, well-appointed house. The following is what we got:Negatives:
-Not able to check in until 5 o'clock,when we got there the beds were unmade with old sheets, with the elastic stretched out on the fitted sheets.
-We were told when we arrived not to use the outdoor spigot due to it "just breaking" and to please use a bucket of water from the garage - after looking at the pipe, it was clear the pipe burst over the winter and was taped to hold it. The tape finally gave way.
-The ceiling in the twin bedroom on the first floor was leaking when we arrived, then when we took a shower, it leaked more. There was previous damage that wasn't fixed properly. When the owner was notified, she responded with trying to get a plumber there and asked us not to use the shower or that bedroom. So we paid for a 2.5 bath/6 bedroom house and only had 1.5 bath/5 bedrooms to use.
After multiple questions and requests for photos from Jennifer, two days later a plumber showed up and after he "fixed" it and we waited 7 hours to use the shower, it was leaking worse than before. During that time he couldn't come in unless we were there and there were constant texts and requests from the owner while we were trying to enjoy our vacation. The plumber came back again and eventually fixed the leak and the outdoor leaking hose.
-There was no gas grill. There was a cheap/rusty charcoal grill that needed the rust cleaned off the grills before we could use it.At this price point, this is unacceptable.
-This is a duplex and nowhere in the listing is that mentioned. I re-read the listing multiple times. It was not convenient for us.
-There is no place for the guests of the house to congregate. There is not seating inside or outside to eat at a table or even sit.
-There are full trees/plants growing from gutters.
-The entire place was unkempt, somewhat dirty, no window coverings on many windows.
-The washer and dryer were dirty and old. The washer was actually an old coin operated washer from a laundromat.
-Beds and pillows were all very uncomfortable and creaky.
-The downstairs tv never worked and owner gave my phone number to the cable company who called and bothered us multiple times.
-This house is not taken care of and the listing is misleading. We were never offered any componsation for the issues.