I’ll try my best to be objective about our stay:
Positives:
1: The host left a handwritten welcome card, couple of things about the property and he being a superhost.
2: Parking for 2 cars
3: Towels & Toiletries
Things that could be better:
1: Damp smell all over the house right after you open the door. Its feels old and dingy with uneven floors.
2: Bathrooms don’t have locks! This is a simple fix.
3: A better / new couch would be nice. The Couch in the living room is very dusty and by it’s condition, should have been disposed by now.
4: There were ants in the pull out bed upstairs! There were also ants near dining.
5: Understand its a pet friendly property, but there was a lot of pet hair on bedsheets, blankets. a good vaccum cleaner should help.
6: The ‘Beach’ access over the new ramp is good. But it’s filled with broken branches and looks unkempt for someone to sit / put a chair and relax.
7: The neighborhood where this property is located feels a bit shady and insecure. All
of us felt this. (Understand the host can’t do much about it but when we pay twice as much as a premium Hotel for one night, guess our expectation was different)
To summarize, this place needs a solid revamp in almost everything. We asked for a 11am checkout instead of 10am so we can go to downtown for breakfast and then pack our bags but the host promptly rejected it saying they have same day turn over. No worries. The cleaner was outside at 9:45 AM.