Ok, let’s start with the pros: good location, good road access, good overall appearance, ok heat for the weather, which was much warmer for the season so cannot judge whether heating was adequate or not, good communication with host… that’s pretty much it…
Cons - not sure where to start - let's put this way - the property’s “qualities” do not justify the commanded prices… I understand it’s new years but let’s begin that it cannot accommodate 12 people comfortably - there isn't enough bedding for 3 4-member families, not to mention the capacity advertised is 14…
next, every step in this house's third floor can be heard on the ground floor… toilet flushing 5-6am, kitchen steps 6-7am, oh yeah, forget about quiet time and good nights sleep, if you fancy such…
all in all, this is an older generation house that was never designed with with noise isolation in mind...
cleanliness was well below perfect (for the price) - attention to detail had been the last thing on cleaners minds - patch of hairs on bathroom walls, dust, crumbles, bugs in some rooms, bedroom cabinet drawers last checked/cleaned maybe sometime last year…
we explicitly asked if there was a (working) grill on the property for our stay - would have imagined the BBQ igniter was not broken, but to our frustration we had to scramble over how to start the grill for new years dinner at 6pm…
last but not least, it only had one 40-yish inch HD TV for a 3-story property… yes, only 1 screen… I mean, I get ppl. should have less screen time but why limit your guests in such 20th century way... I get it could have been mentioned in the description, but come on, who’s checking how many screens are available in a 3 level house - we are in the 21st century, this isn't a luxury... and no need to equip the latest tech but to leave an old 40” screen in there cannot be serious.. the price of a half day's rent can buy you a decent used 55" 4K screen online..
There’s more to be said, like check in at 3pm and check out at 10am - effectively taking away 5 hours of your 24hr daily rental time you pay for, but I will stop here and ask whether you want to spend your time and money here.. maybe these are unimportant for you or maybe owner will take a note and will do something to align its pricing with the property/services being provided, if customer experience is at all important !