We were instantly disappointed in this home upon arrival. We had to stay the first night of our reservation as we had no where else to go, however we left the next day. All of our communication attempts went totally unanswered - I still have not heard back from ANYONE at all.
The home appeared clean at first glance, however upon closer observance it was not. The kitchen cabinets were covered in gross oily sticky residue. None of the cookware was clean. There were clumps of dust bunnies underneath furniture. There are what appears to be several pet stains all over the place. This home is “pet friendly”, that is one of the reasons we booked here, however old untreated pet stains are unacceptable and frankly disgusting. The home is in massive need of a deep cleaning, and more effort should be made for cleaning between guests.
The listing says 4x4 vehicle is required in the winter, however, do not book this without a 4x4 vehicle. I can’t imagine trying to navigate the final ‘roads’ to the home without a 4x4.
The pictures of the outside area are very deceiving. There is not good area outside for any activity, and nowhere to take dogs. When it rains, the VERY muddy water washes right down and pools on the stairs, creating a huge mess you have to try to walk through.
The surrounding ‘neighborhood’ dogs barked all night long. The main floor bed was extremely uncomfortable. These two issues combined made for a completely sleepless night. The final straw was when my husband stepped out onto the deck and a loose screw went through the bottom of his foot – it was not visible, when he stepped on the board, which was loose, the screw shot up out of the board and into his foot. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
To be clear, the home is nice, and has great potential, but there are currently MANY issues. I’m not sure what you can do about the neighborhood dogs barking all night, though. But the host should at least buy better beds, and hire a better cleaning service. And have the carpets cleaned.
I don’t know how anyone would give this home a good review. Their standards must be extremely low.