This is my second stay at this house; first time with Natalie as the owner and manager of the house. My review of the house from the first time I stayed here is below. I wanted to give an update on the house since its under different ownership, plus the game room was not part of the rental this time, so thought it was important to clarify that.
Overall, we loved staying in this house: great views of the sound, wonderful sunsets, most appliances updated (love the water filter in the fridge door), great location in Avon (in the Village, close to restaurants, the pier, Food lion), lots of dishes, utensils, and storage space for food in kitchen, nice furniture, very comfortable beds, amazing pool and hot tub, lots of comfortable outdoor furniture, great communication with Natalie (she responds quickly to texts), and nice 2 person kayak provided at the house. She even gave us use of a standup paddle board and crab pot, which was great! We had 12 people staying here (6 adults, 6 kids) and there was plenty of room for everyone, including at the dining room table and the bar. It was great that sheets and towels are provided (just have to wash, dry and put them away when you leave).
We did have a few issues and this is where I think going with a management company would have some benefits and why I gave it 4 stars. The house wasn't cleaned until after 5:30pm on check-in day (I was surprised to find it dirty in the kitchen and bathrooms when we arrived alittle before 4; if I had known the cleaning lady was coming later, it would have made me feel better. No big deal in the end); dishwasher worked very poorly so we hand washed and used paper plates the whole week (Natalie was getting it replaced but they couldn't deliver until the next Monday); many light bulbs were not working, could use a bit more lighting in some of the bedrooms; the slats of the bottom bunk twin bed kept falling down (note my 40lb daughter would just sit on it...they were cut just a bit too short) so we just put the bed on the ground. The deck around the pool is new, but could use alittle follow up maintenance (we pounded down some nails that popped up and removed a huge splinter sticking up).
I know no rental house is perfect and undergoes lots of use, so we understand these are minor issues and we didn't mind them. Overall, we had an amazing vacation and are glad we found this house.