We enjoyed our stay at The Maples. All was as described in the listing. However following our departure we received the following message from AirBNB…….”Your host is requesting $80 CAD for damages potentially caused during your stay.” This referred to a tear sustained by the flimsy plastic screen installed in the front screen door - the only operable door in the house. We noticed that the screen showed signs of wear, but did not consider it necessary to bring this to the attention of the owner, since it did not inconvenience us at all. We did not abuse the property and object to being asked to pay for damages “potentially” caused during our stay, after we had paid $1225 for a 7 night stay.
Without question the owner did a commendable job of restoring what was once a derelict house. But there is room for improvement, including a more robust, better protected screen in the screen door. One of the casement windows in the master bedroom had a broken handle (with a sign to that effect), some of the older sash type windows did not operate smoothly or stay in position when opened (many others could not be opened at all), the lamp above the bathroom sink did not operate, and many of the windows could have used a “spring cleaning”, and the back door was not operable, being locked and bolted (with a sign requesting the front door only be used).