Good:
-huge home w/ more than enough room for our 2 families to comfortably spread out
-bedrooms: comfortable size, nicely appointed, comfy pillows
-bathrooms: comfortable size; 2 bathrooms had tubs, super positive for those w/ little kids (vs shower only properties which seem to be more the norm in home rentals; this is really a huge positive from our perspective!)
-pool is gorgeous! The 2 large entry areas were perfect for little ones to play on.
-plenty of towels, blankets, pillows, etc (another huge positive!)
-the kitchen had everything we needed but wasn't over crowded w/ items in the cabinets, we had plenty of space for the items we brought (another huge positive!)
Fixable:
-instructions need to be posted in the tv/entertainment room. It took way too long for 3 relatively competent adults to figure out how to get the tv/cable/satellite/dvd player/etc to work.
-**very** squeaky 2-way door between kitchen & dining room; the sounds it emitted are equivalent to nails on a chalkboard
-all king & queen beds would squeak with just sitting on them, and if you are laying on the bed & another person gets into bed - ugh! The bed starts moving & shaking just w/ that. Those beds were just annoying.
-seriously, another squeak... ceiling fan in upstairs king bedroom. If you "need" the ceiling fan on at night, that one is unbearably loud. One person had to move to a different room as the fan caused a sleepless night.
-fridge door was strangely difficult. After putting items in we closed the door but it didn't seem to close & "seal." We spent too much time moving items around inside the fridge, closing the door, and looking closely at the door seal to make sure it was really closed. In the end we only felt somewhat certain it really was closed; thought we'd be calling property management the next day about it.
-the instruction documents sent prior to arrival, and documents in the property binder in the kitchen, mentioned keys for the house. We could not find keys anywhere. We figured out how to use the code lock on the front door, but it would have saved us a lot of time if there were 1) no notes about keys and 2) instructions to use the code/lock door.
All the fixable items made our stay just "annoying" enough not to rate it 5 stars. If these are fixed, though, this is truly a perfect vacation home and (if costs are the same) we wouldn't hesitate to stay here every time we come over from Tampa to use our Disney passes!
