We won’t be using home away/vrbo again. The web pics look good but most properties we have used have not been maintained well.
Dave’s place is a good example. The place was dirty and the owner or previous visitor clutter didn’t allow handy space for new visitor groceries, clothes. Kitchen cupboards full of several sets of dishes, used grocery bags, left over jars of food, spices. Closets filled with an oversupply of extra pillows, blankets, and about 5 air mattresses
Shower tracks, patio door slider tracks held dirt which made opening doors very difficult. Dirty floor moldings and bath calking.
Kitchen sink leaked into bucket beneath (we couldn’t accommodate the plumbers schedule). Dishwasher was not functional (waiting for replacement part?) The garbage disposer unit is gone (the on/off switch plated over)
The carpet was over used in spots and needed stretching.
The MBR toilet seat bumpers were missing (smashed)
Insufficient furniture in tv area so that only two could watch without pulling in more chairs. Owner doesn’t subscribe to HDTV
Floor lamp dysfunctional with one melted shade(100 watt bulb in 50 socket)
Leveler blinds had missing lengths and the broken pins didn’t hold the others.
The windows on the porch addition could not be opened with normal strength, so porch not usable.
A printer and a scanner were visible but non functional.
The landscaping was minimally maintained. Dead plantings not removed and live plants untrimmed.