I was reluctant to book this property because it was very expensive and then when you finalize it had all the extra charges: Host fees, Cleaning fees, Service fee and Tax.
So we are paying a very large amount a night for this rental. But it's our anniversary, it looks amazing so we are going to splurge! We drove up to a very nice, quiet neighborhood, but immediately we notice that this is THE un-cared for property in the nice neighborhood. Weeds and garbage in the front yard, an old mattress and umbrella on the side of the garage, dead plants at the doorway, and a broken backyard fence that was just propped up to the side. The patio furniture and BBQ was filthy and plastic, so we did not enjoy the outside deck at all.
The house inside was clean, but dated. We don't mind old furniture, but the leather couch was sunken in the middle and the sides had you leaning in and it was very uncomfortable. The other chairs were ripped and torn and not comfortable either. The only other option was metal chairs at the dining room table and for those of us who like to read a lot, it was not fun. The battery for the TV remote was dead, so no TV for us on night 1. I contacted host and she did send someone the next day to blow off the porch and leave new batteries. We were not there at the time, so that person came inside the house and left the batteries inside and we were kind of freaked out by that. TV remote still did not work for night 2, so I found myself watching you tube videos on my phone on a metal chair.
It also can be quite warm. So I'm sweating on a metal chair watching you tube videos on my phone! Sweet.
In the morning I went out to the back yard and there was lots of garbage, among that an old sled that shows that this place has not been cleaned up since winter! This is July.
After sending the damning photos the rental company did refund one whole night, but it had already ruined the vibe for us. Don't do it.