I would like to preface by saying we enjoyed our vacation here. The house is spacious with enough room for our family of eight.
Unfortunately, we were unhappy with a few things concerning the cleanliness of the home. The rattan place mats on the kitchen table were riddled with dust & mold. After noticing, I removed them from the dining table. I had to then clean the table because the dust from the moldy place settings made the table disgusting.
Also, the floor appeared well dusted but perhaps because of ground-in dirt, our socks and bottoms of feet got covered in black grime. There was also a happy meal toy left under one of the beds from previous tenants. Therefore, I considered the place was not as "clean" as I expected it should be after paying a cleaning fee as part of the rental agreement!
We were also unable to use the half bathroom downstairs near the laundry due to the door not fully closing. We tried propping something against the door for privacy, but there was still a crack because the door would not close evenly.
Additionally, we had to seek out additional towels after the first day and found that some were still left in the dryer. Damp or clammy from sitting in there... I had to re-dry them.
I plan my vacations so that I may relax and not have additional worries & chores to do!
I wrote an email to the owner to express my concerns about the cleanliness of the home because perhaps they use an outside cleaning service or are not local owners but I got a snub of no response. Not even an apology of why I paid for cleaning when it was obviously not completed.
I am a very respectful renter and always leave the homes I rent as tidy as I first arrived. I felt this was unreasonable to walk into a home that wasn't pristine as presented in the photos.
Yes, the photos make the rental appear clean and modern... but when there is obvious mold on the dining table's place mats, my children had to wear shoes in the house because otherwise their feet turned black with grime, and things were left by other tenants under beds... I beg future renters to beware!