I want to be fair to this property and I know some of our experience was not typical, so I've tried to separate my review into 1. What could be improved, and 2. What was part of our experience. 3. Positives.
1. If I owned the house:
- Bring the walls all the way to the ceilling.
The description says: "The walls have a small gap up the top so some light and noise does transfer from room to room. Most folks never notice it." We did. The gap is 2ft tall in some places, all light/noise travels between the rooms (bathroom is only room with sound privacy & unfortunately, the fan sounds like a jet engine taking off). Don't bring a snorer or plan on having "special mommy+daddy time" or watching tv after kids are in bed. ;-)
-TV (Living Room) speakers are blown.
Cheaper By the Dozen sounded like a war movie. :-)
- Kitchen knives dangerously dull.
Could not cut tomatoes without smushing.
- Squeaky bed kept us awake!
One of the twin beds squeaked like a goose being stabbed. We had to move our son to our room.
- Get a dish washer. Bummer to hand wash dishes on vacation.
2. Probably just us:
- I told the owner we were chemically sensitive, allergic to glade plugins, scented candles and the like. It was an honest mistake, but a glade plugin was left behind the couch in the main room. As a result, we suffered mild headaches & discomfort during our stay. It was a bummer because we were traveling & paying for a trip away from the bad smoke of Southern Oregon only to be staying in worse air.
- The towels and blankets were quite fragrant as well. They were probably dried with dryer sheets.
- Hill accross the river blocks sun a few hours before sunset, so it gets chilly on the dock.
3. Glad we went:
- The owner's parents live next door, quite friendly & helpful.
- The lady next door brought over delicious tomatoes to share! She also came to fix something. She was nice, friendly & answered a few questions.
- Walk to the river not long or hard.
- River was perfect for swimming & playing, the dock well made & spacious.
- Spices, movies, board games, game systems all abound! If the weather had been bad or cold, we could have kept ourselves quite busy.
- quiet neighborhood.
- Short drive into town, very cute town. Everything closes at 7 or 8pm, no midnight ice cream runs.
- Close to a bridge and state park where you can put in, short drive to Reedsport.
Overall, we were glad we went, but a few things kept us from being stoked about our experience.