Home: The home was just lovely, and everything was as described. For the price, you cannot beat it. We are a family of three, and we were so very comfortable. The kitchen was stocked with everything a person would ever need. Lots of counter space, a huge table, everything. Roll-out drawers for the cupboards, which I am now begging my husband to get me. The fridge worked great. Microwave and stove worked great and were clean. Washer and dryer were clean. 2.5 bathrooms, which were very clean. The garage was spacious for our rental, and clean. Back patio was clean, and the fireplace was cozy. So perfect. Ceiling fans in every room, but if we needed AC it was available. The pool wasn't heated, but I should have asked that beforehand. There is a hot tub, which was roomy, nice and hot. The pool/hot tub are about a block away.
Location: I'm going to dock it one star because of the location. We are Seattle coffee-snobs, so a Starbucks run took about 15 minutes one way. Otherwise, at that main hub, any grocery and eatery you want. The bagel shop next to a neighborhood Walmart was so great. There is a coffeepot at the house.
The overall location was so easy easily accessible to everything in central or North Phoenix, and of course, Phoenix itself is an ideal local for access to other parts of the state.
The house is in an area where walking is amazing! There are sidewalks and little carved out beautiful areas. It was really fun walking around the neighborhoods. Everyone we met walking were really kind and said hello. The nearby hills against the twilight were just wonderful.
We did not see a single sign of any bugs or spiders, and we know the home is being treated safely, because we spoke to the serviceman when he showed up to work as we were leaving.
Owner: check in was fairly easy. We had an issue that came up on our part, and the owner was so easy to work with and so quick to respond.
We appreciated staying here so much and would highly recommend it. We may stay here agin next year!