This house is in a great spot if you want to wander down to the river and have a fish or kayak. It has good views (if the yard and deck are maintained which wasn’t our experience). Unfortunately when we arrived the yard was extremely overgrown, front and back. The bins were tipped over. The driveway was overgrown making almost not wide enough for the car. We had rented the place because it had a fenced large backyard for our dog and ourselves but the grass was so long and the garden so wild that we couldn’t use it. The grass and weeds/thistles were mid knee and thick. We were advised just before we left that the maintenance hadn’t been done but we expected slightly long grass not a jungle. I find it hard to believe that it was just one mow that was missed. We were also advised on the day that the gas bottle was probably empty and if we wanted to use it we could fill it up ourselves (to be reimbursed later). That wasn’t convenient as we had planned a simple BBQ for the first night but didn’t have time to source a gas bottle for reasons below.
The final problem was that the place was very unclean. There was food under beds, burrs in linen, piles of dust, hair in the shower drain and the cracker was a filthy toothbrush and opened tube of toothpaste shoved down the back of one of the beds. We spent the first afternoon making the place habitable.
When we asked for the grass to be cut whilst there we got an answer on email but it did not address my request that the place be mowed and it did not resolve the issue.
I was asked by Marcus if the place was clean and when I advised not the cleaning fee was reimbursed ($75). I also asked for some compensation off the daily rate for the loss of amenity from what was advertised and at that point I have had no further communication.
So if the property gets a little TLC inside and out and is properly cleaned I would recommend it as a reasonable but rustic value place for families in a great spot but in its current state I would not.