Pros...First off, lovely area with close proximity to the beach and lots of outdoor activities. There were bikes available to use. The deer visited daily to the backyard and ate from the apple trees and that was enjoyable to watch. House was spacious for 11 adults, but air matresses were used in place of twin beds located in basement and pull-out in living room. All the bathrooms were in good working order with good water pressure for showers and toilets flushed without issues. Wi-fi was solid.
Cons...We arrived on an
exceptionally hot and humid day and despite the portable air conditioner in living room, it was extremely uncomfortable. We knew there would be no central air, but half the windows would not open, so it was very hard to even get air circulated. Some fans were available, but they truly didn't help much, esp since some windows wouldn't open. Fortunately, it cooled down on day 3 and it was tolerable the rest of the week.
The house was in need of some maintenance. Screened-in porch was not as pictured and truly disappointing. The screens were ripped in multiple areas and duct taped in an attempt to repair. Everything was dingy and very much needed a good cleaning. Door jams filthy, floor unswept with spider webs with giant eggs in corners of room, broken string of lights loosely hanging around windows, just dirty looking...housekeeping was DEFINITELY an issue throughout the house. The kitchen floor was dirty, there was no way it was mopped before our arrival. Bottoms of feet black after a couple hours walking inside the house. Multiple dishes pulled from cupboard were not clean, a lot had dried, crusted food on them. Cupboards crammed with left over food items from what I would presume previous renters. The entire house, especially the kitchen, needed a deep cleaning. The side door, which was main entrance had screen ripped and hanging half off allowing bugs to fly in. A chipmunk was a daily visitor to the back porch and one day climbed thru the open unscreened kitchen window and nibbled on fruit left on counter.
Management company was apologetic about the housekeeping issues asked if wanted someone to come out. I initially said no, but after realizing how dirty the screened in porch was I changed my mind and told them I would, but no one ever showed up and we ended up cleaning it up enough to sit out there
Overall, house has good bones, but needs a little more love and attention to bring it back to what it deserves