We enjoyed the beautiful lake views through the large windows and cozy porch. The Sono sound system on both floors is an excellent addition, the TV was great, and the pool table is a great touch. The large kitchen table was wonderful for the family to gather around however, the rest of the kitchen was filthy when we arrived; crumbs & goo on the counters, sticky food residue in the fridge, and so much grease in the oven it smoked up the whole house....not the best first impression & I’m still wondering why I paid a cleaning fee for a dirty house.
A few things to be aware of:
The stairs to get to the back door from the lake are no joke! The range of ages for my family are 31-65 and we all struggled with how many stairs were there. Make sure you’re ready!
There were no hand towels in the bathrooms or kitchen making it very inconvenient after washing your hands unless you bring a lot of paper towels.
The inside staircase from the lower level bedrooms to the upper living area were extremely steep and there was no handrail. Instead, there is a net that was very difficult for some family members to use. Just something to be mindful of.
This house advertises sleeping for 12 but only has seating in the living room for 5 people (6 seats advertised in the pictures online). It would have been nice to have more soft seating for family members around the TV area to accommodate the same amount of people that can sleep.
The email response time between me and the home owner prior to my reservation was stressful. I rented this home during Christmas with a full understanding that everyone else in the world was also celebrating this holiday however, as a landlord there should be someone available to assist issues/concerns in a timely manner. By timely manner I mean, my stay was 20 days ago, I’ve sent two emails because I have yet to receive my deposit back and the owner and management company have yet to respond to me. Now I get to spend my personal time making phone calls to get my money back, thanks for nothing.
Hopefully my communication situation is an isolated event for this home but I read the several horrible reviews for this home and I should have believed them.
The low rental price just about matches the quality of the home but I wouldn’t stay here again after taking more time and reviewing the other homes in the area.