Red flags as soon as we drove up with plants growing from roof gutters. Check-in was 4 p.m. but the cleaning lady didn't leave til 7 and left a pile of dirty sheets on the card table.
House was bright and spacious, but was dated, worn and not properly equipped as a "9.2" rental. It wasn't even a 6. Some toilets didn't properly flush, one shower didn't work, the first generation Keurig overfilled, the dryer handle was broken and we couldn't open. We had one tea towel to dry dishes and no pot scrubber (we bought one). 6 mismatched "wine" glasses. The frying pans should be thrown out along with some of the other Goodwill kitchenware.
For a "9.2 wonderful" rental, it was anything but.
As a bare minimum, it should be safe, and it wasn't. We rented this place because of the swim spa. The water was so cloudy and green, we were concerned about getting a bacterial infection. It was 4 days before we could fully use the swim spa because it had to be drained and scrubbed and refilled.
I'd asked for financial consideration in lieu, the owner agreed, yet not has been forthcoming.
To make matters worse, the steep stairs leading up to the swim spa have no handrails and my 89 year old father fell trying to get up the stairs. I had to go up on my hands and knees, and back out (backwards) to get out. And at night, the lights in this area were broken, making this even more unsafe.
I've stayed at 7 VRBOs - all good experiences except this one. Not worth $1000/night. Duped.
