Patty was kind, helpful, organized, and easy to communicate with prior to and during our stay. The location of the house wasn't bad. It's not super close to things, but the drive to get to stores and such was about 15-20 mins. We found a few nice parks/playgrounds for things to do with kids. The drive to Mountain Creek Park in Sherrill's Ford was worth it-great playground, pickleball courts, picnic tables, hiking trails, etc. The yard was big with room for kids to play outside and we even brought a portable net to set up to play badminton and volleyball and had plenty of space. The fire pit was a nice addition for things for us to do. Two very large TVs in common spaces were great. The extra refrigerator in the basement was super helpful for a large group with a lot of food and beverages.
The house itself needs a lot of TLC. We liked the actual space and convienence of the house itself-having six bedrooms on three different floors and six bathrooms was wonderful with a large group. But a lot of the house has gotten worn down by the elements and by guests. We did not have enough towels, both sets of washers and dryers either didn't work at all or took triple the amount of time, there was mold in the one basement bathroom, almost every blind in the house had broken pieces, there was a broken vase in a bedroom, and the furniture is just feeling very used and tired. Lots of wear and tear. Lots of stains on carpets. There were cracks in multiple places on countertop in kitchen which can trap bacteria. Things just felt very tired/used/dirty/outdated. The living room couches and coffee table, breakfast nook table and chairs, the kitchen counter and bar stool chairs, and the dining room floral tablecloth with cheap plastic cover on top make the house feel old in style and unclean. It just makes you feel like the money you're spending for the week should be going towards repairing and replacing some of the items around the house.
We picked this house because it was "in the middle" of PA and Fl for family to get together for the holidays. We also went with it bc reviews were all good. I'm not sure we would choose this exact house again in the future unless we knew some of the maintenance issues were addressed and some things were replaced.