We planned this trip to meet up with other out of town family members, including our 82 yr old mother who was to stay with us, in order to visit/support our brother who was having emergency surgery. In these COVID times, we thought a private residence was the safest route. Boy we’re we wrong! After a 10 hour ride we were surprised to find our rental in in no way acceptable. The yard and exterior of the house were in a shambles with a build up of black mold on all outside furniture The inside, particularly kitchen and bathrooms, were filthy. All stainless appliances were covered in greasy handprints and the refrigerator had food particles and spills still present inside! The showers had sand and debris on the floors! We were in no way confident that this was a safe or healthy situation and were left scrambling on a holiday week to find last minute accommodations for the night, which included some of us sleeping in our vehicle! This was not at all how we planned an already stressful trip! This property should never have been in the rental pool, it was not the least bit ready and this was not a last minute rental. As we ourselves are VRBO hosts, we were shocked to find our rental in far worse shape than any renter has ever left ours after their stay!