The property manager, Kenny, was simply amazing. He was so kind, helpful, informative, and competent, it was almost surreal. He is like a character from a good movie, the wise and wary mountain man gently looking after the greenhorns from the city. The home itself was jaw-dropping due to the view and the quality of construction. There is no AC, but the swamp cooler on the second story is very powerful and gets the job done. Can get a bit warm on the ground floor, but never unbearable. We had two doe and a buck feeding in the backyard on our last day. It was breathtaking.
The owner, Mike, sent us a letter the week following our stay alleging several counts of criminal activity during our stay, listing fines and imprisonment that could result from these alleged crimes. Mike is evidently an arson investigator and his wife is a police officer. My family consists of four children between 8 and 12 years old. We committed no crimes. It seems that Mike and Karen have allowed their roles as law enforcement personnel to bleed over into their vacation rental enterprise, treating "unruly" inhabitants as suspects rather than paying guests. We are currently pursuing litigation against the owners and would never rent this property again, despite the quality of the home and the manager. Mike and Karen used their positions as public safety/law enforcement personnel to threaten and intimidate my family in an effort to extract more money from us. They have a lovely home and a great manager, and I am sure they are excellent at their real jobs, but they are not cut out to be VRBO property owners as their side hustle.