I should start by explaining that we rented this house, not due to local attractions, but it’s central location to family. With covid, it had been a long time since we last got together. The expectation was to rent a house large enough to support everyone with a room along with the space required to hang out. Essentially, we planned to hang out at the residence for most of our time here. We wanted a large comfortable spot to play board games and reconnect.
Overall, the house is quite grand, but it was quickly apparent that the person or group that owns it doesn't do regular check-ins or maintenance.
First off, the pros.
Beautiful view
Large spacious house
Parking is great, even with another guest staying in the other section of the house.
Annnnd that’s about where it ends.
Cons.
The garbage situation is a mess. I was here Monday-Friday and arrives to a full can. We had nowhere to place our garbage, and on Wednesday, an animal got into the can spreading someone else’s trash all over. We spent our time picking it up, but really, they need another solution.
2. The A/C was broken. Maybe not a major issue in the winter, but this place has a ton of windows and heats up to 80+ deg in the day and doesn’t really cool off until morning. There’s one fan in the entire house, and it’s broken. I contacted Vacasa, who told me they couldn’t get approval to address the problem but would drop off fans. A nice gesture, but ultimately, it didn’t make an impact. For us, this was a major letdown as it made the house too hot to occupy in the day. We had a fairly specific set of requirements, one being A/C. Had they disclosed it was inoperable, we wouldn't have rented this house.
3. The house is worn out. Carpets are disgusting and stained. Furniture is falling apart, stained, and dirty. The stairs to the shoreline are rotted and dangerous to navigate. One of the rotted steps even came off, causing me to fall. Many interior lights don’t work, the single fan is broke, etc.
4. Infestation. In what I would call the breakfast nook, there’s an infestation. I’m not sure if they are termites or carpenter ants. One thing I do know is that they are in the ceiling. How do I know this? Well, we had a meal there, and they were falling into our food. I took pictures, and it certainly needs to be addressed like many other things in this house.
I would 100% use Vacasa again to book a house, but I couldn't recommend anyone stay in this house until the group/person who owns it invests some time and money into general maintenance, upkeep, cleaning, and pest control.