Overall we'd say we were satisfied with our stay here. The bedroom was comfortable, the neighbourhood was safe and quiet and close to grocery stores and the lake. The furniture in the bedrooms are good and comfortable. The deck was really nice and I enjoyed sitting and enjoying the atmosphere.
However, there are some areas of the house that need some attention. The couch and chair in the living room were very uncomfortable and almost unusable. The kitchen is small and not very functional especially if you are planning on doing a lot of cooking. The fridge/freezer is poorly placed, especially the freezer since it did not open the whole way as it was too close to the wall. Making access to freezer items difficult. The bathroom was nice but the window in the shower needs attention as the paint is chipping and we were left with some paint chips on our arms after showering.
There was a fair amount of holes and tears in the walls in the bedroom. Part of our problem with the cleanliness of the place was because the previous guests had stayed there for two months and the cleaner did not show up at the last minute, leaving the job of cleaning to the host. We felt like the place needed a more in depth clean than the host was able to give. This also affected our check-in process and created a stressful situation. The guests before us had not cleaned any of the dishes properly (they were still wet and had food on them) and the host informed us it's the guests responsibility to clean dishes so it added more stress to have to do all of these ourselves before we were able to use them.
There were brown stains on the bedframe and toys left behind from previous guests under the bed and couch. Vince was very responsive and helpful but this stay isn't the best value for money in my opinion. Given the price of our stay, we didn't expect there to be so many issues. Overall this place is a bit more shabby than chic.