If we had needed a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, the upstairs of this house would have been an OK, but not exciting, choice. The downstairs basement of the house has 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, a den area, and a kitchen. Downstairs is where the main problems were.
Unfortunately, the first thing that you notice about the downstairs area is the musty / moldy odor. Odor might not be a strong enough term -- stench is more accurate. If I'd walked into a hotel room that smelled like this, I would immediately headed back to the office to get a new room, but that wasn't an option here. At first we thought that running the AC or opening some of the few downstairs windows might help. It did not. After a few nights downstairs, I'd had enough. I slept on the upstairs couch for most of the stay. So much for 5 bedrooms. Another downstairs complaint was that the sound of people walking upstairs was magnified downstairs. So even if they clean this up, it wouldn't be a good spot for light sleepers.
Cleaning was an issue with the house also. The downstairs, in particular, had lots of cobwebs. The outside porches hadn't been cleaned up lately either.
On the plus side, the den and dining areas upstairs were conducive to group gatherings. The upstairs bedrooms all seemed fine, as well. The beds were reported as comfortable. The 5-acre property was secluded and mostly quiet. We heard the calls of nearby peacock, but that wasn't disturbing.
The kitchen was stocked with what would be described as budget -- plates, appliances, and accessories. You definitely shouldn't expect anything fancy here. If you went to Dollar General and found the cheapest things, you'd know what to expect. This wasn't a big negative, although the non-stick cookware did remind me of why I Teflon isn't so great.
Communication was a big negative here. It is not their fault, but cell phone coverage is worse than spotty. We were 50-50 Verizon and ATT&T phones. If we wanted to get in touch with someone back at the house while we were away -- tough luck. This is likely the property owner's fault: There is a house phone. We thought we could call into that to reach people since cell phones didn't work. No, the phone worked, but incoming calls did not ring. (Testing showed that if you knew there was a call, you could pick it up, but most of the time that would require psychic abilities.)
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