The location and layout of this house is great. Unfortunately, there were several problems that made this a less than welcoming stay. First, upon arrival we found the pocket WiFi had no battery and there was no charger. Mark quickly sent his maid to replace it, but she should have done this before we arrived as part of preparing the house. Second, the WiFi bandwidth is limited, but this information was not included in the description. Mark gave us the information for the house’s router, but the speed was less than 0.5 mbps, which is not sufficient for even the most basic tasks. We had several problems getting the shower to work properly and it wasn’t until I reset it to factory settings that it began working (again, this should have been checked/fixed prior to arrival). Finally, after the 2nd night the whole house began to reek of backed up sewage, especially near the third floor bathroom. The real death knell was when we discovered roaches near the same bathroom (likely attracted by the backed up sewage).
Overall, the house and location provide great potential and Mark was very responsive when we contacted him about these issues, but these issues shouldn’t have arisen in the first place.