For us, the home’s top features were the Location, Gorgeous Lake Views, open floor plan, and plenty of space, and comfortable bedrooms. We enjoyed the game room. All bedrooms were comfortable and roomy. Backyard fully equipped with a Traeger grill, patio furniture, beautiful string lighting, and a modest sized 5ft deep pool plus hot tub. We had to message the owner only once about the hot tub bubbles not operating, and never got a response, but we figured it out. The home is nicely remodeled, and has charming interior decorations.
The space was perfect for 7 adults and 2 toddlers.
Our only recommendation would be for the owner to consider reviewing the “House Rules”, and “Required checkout instructions” posted for guests. The multiple signs reminding you, do this, and do that, or you will “Risk Losing Your Deposit.” Some of the rules contradicted each other, one sign stating, when you checkout “Turn off A/C”, while another stating, “Don’t Turn Off A/C” when you check out.
The owner requires guests to wash dishes used, remove all trash bags from inside home and place them outside in trash bins, strip all beds, and place dirty towels/linen in the “laundry room”, which is a stackable washer and dryer in a small corner of one of the bathrooms - "Or You Will Risk Losing Your Deposit." We stayed 3 nights for a total of $1800, with a cleaning fee, pet fee, and host fee, it seems like these fees should have covered the costs of the owner to have regular professional cleaning upon checkout. And not rely on the guests. We also recommend a “watch your step” sign by the first bathroom door, when you enter the bathroom there's about a 2" drop. The carpet runners near the kitchen were a trip hazard. And we recommend to please add window coverings to provide better privacy to the front game room. It has multiple windows that face a busy street.
But overall, there are more Pros than Cons, and the location and size of the home made it great. With the recommended changes, we are likely to return! Thanks!