House looks beautiful/brand new from the outside and is steps away from the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan.
Unfortunately, there are many safety, cleanliness and supply issues with this home. First of all, the basement area (that we were depending on the bedrooms to sleep) was freezing, no matter how high the heat was set. The bedroom with the queen bed had a non-functional smoke detector (with wires hanging down) and a giant exposed gaping hole to a crawl space behind the dresser (easily seen, clear it was trying to be hidden). We were hoping the basement would be a fun place for the older kids to hang out but it was cold, unsafe and not comfortable. The furniture was old and inhospitable. The WiFi also barely worked in the basement, making the TV frustratingly unusable.
The kitchen also had many issues. The oven was filthy, the refrigerator filter for water was old (change filter light was on) and there were barely any supplies. Almost all of the pots, pans, Tupperware, silverware, spices, sugar, salt/pepper, cooking utensils were old looking and dirty. The house also claims that it’s “well-stocked” and that fact could not be further from the truth. We have stayed in many rental homes and know to bring extra toilet paper, kleenex, dishwasher beads, laundry supplies, paper towels etc. Upon entering the house, we were supplied with a few rolls of (cheap) toilet paper, no Kleenex, and half a roll of paper towels. We also had tried to use the Keurig coffee machine and it didn’t work. We reached out to the owner on our first full day and he promised a deliver of some requested supplies and a new coffee machine. Nothing was ever delivered. We left another message two days later and still never heard back. The bath towel situation was also dismal. All of the towels were old, didn’t match and there were barely any supplied. The same goes for the bedding. It’s almost like everything supplied (and in the house in general) was old and pre-used.
Overall, the house felt very dirty. There were spider webs on the light fixtures, black animal (?) hairs on the bedsheets in two of the upstairs beds. The house was very dusty. Underneath the bed on the first floor there was a lot of dust and a broken bottle. The couch in the living room was old and uncomfortable.
Save your money and rent another house.
Save your money and rent another house.