Home in quaint river town with awe-inspiring view of the beautiful Mississippi

It's unfortunate that your stay at the house didn't meet your expectations, especially on a weekend when the view from there with the fall colors is so beautiful. I haven't noticed a musty smell but thanks for letting me know that you did. The heat has been running so that may have taken care of it but I will also open up the windows for while.

Tim, I am sorry that you were disappointed with your stay, we too were disappointed with it given your decision to bring 3 dogs despite our very clear no pet policy. Regarding the carpets, they were steam cleaned just before your first stay in July. Your bringing the dogs on this return visit has made it necessary for us to do it again. Regarding the window screens, you asked about them during your first visit so we put them all in before your return. And regarding the low toilet and sink, it is true, they seem low to me too. We recently purchased the house. Renovating the upstairs bathroom is high on our priority list but, until then, we hope that guests will find that our handicap accessible bathroom, including walk-in shower, on the first floor will meet their needs and the beautiful view of the Mississippi river and surrounding hills of the Driftless area will compensate for the fact that it will take us some time to do all of the updates we plan to do.

Tim, your comments here are both misleading and disappointing. As you know, the balcony was thoroughly checked as part of the home inspection done just a few months ago and it was deemed perfectly safe. And regarding the interior decor, etc., nothing about it should have been a surprise since you sent your representative to tour/inspect the house inside and out before you confirmed your first booking. And though you write these comments about that stay now, you have already returned for a second stay, for a full week during which nothing about these or any concerns were communicated to us.