My husband, along with our two children often travel to the Plymouth area from California to visit family as my husband grew up in the area.
It had been a year and a half since our last visit and we needed to get back to see my husbands Father, the kids Grandpa who is 84.
The homes we have booked in the past were not avail this time so we went for a new home, the home was located outside of town, but closer to Grandpas home. Grandpa was not able to access this home due to the multiple floors of stairs leading to the home, but that was ok, we spent time at his home.
We have other family in the area and on our first Saturday night we had a few Aunts and Uncles come by to see our kids and visit before a few of them left town for the season (retired and spend time at their homes in Naples Fl). We had ordered dinner from one of our favorite local spots, Mamma Mia’s, pizzas and salads.
At about 7:45 I received a text from the host who is also the home owner stating “no parties allowed” I thought it was very odd, he must have driven by and seen 4 cars in the driveway, who knows, but I let him know “no parties, just dinner with some local family who stopped by”.
It left me feeling very uncomfortable but since we were doing nothing wrong, we carried on and enjoyed the week visiting some of our favorite local spots and family around town.
Two days before we were leaving I got a text from the host asking us to put out our trash as he would be by to collect it (this is how it’s done in this part of the country).
We were having a lazy day that day and were home when he came by, I had the front door propped open as it was unseasonably warm weather for MA and wanted to get some fresh air through the house. I was standing in the kitchen so I saw him as he picked up the trash, we had a short conversation, small talk, he seemed fine and I didn’t think a thing of it until I got a text about 30 minutes later from the host reprimanding me for leaving the door open and our excessive amount of trash.
I was SHOCKED, never have I ever experienced anything like this with previous hosts. We have rented many homes over the years through multiple short term rental companies and have had nothing but great experiences with both the homes and the hosts.
This communication seemed so petty, unprofessional, and rude, it left us feeling so uncomfortable. I would not recommend renting this home due to the host and his micromanaging of your vacation.