Terrance’s place was great! Comfortable, clean, and we loved the backyard.
Like others have mentioned, I understand the purpose of it all, but between the consistent pointed follow up about the rules, the excessive no smoking signs, and the volume of security cameras onsite, it was a little much. There was a lot of “don’t do this” and not a lot of hospitality. Nothing terribly off putting though.
It wasn’t very clear what we had to bring with us (propane and fire wood), but we figured it out. Ultimately, BYO-wood makes complete sense, but having propane guaranteed would be a nice hospitality touch! Given the fact there’s an open fire pit in the backyard (which we loved), it might make more sense to just designate that area as the place you can smoke onsite with appropriate ash trays to keep the backyard nice, since there’s smoke and fire hazard there anyway. Additionally, the piano was very out of tune which was a bit of a bummer since we were looking forward to it!
All of that to say, our stay was ultimately fun and a nice change of pace from apartment living! The fire pit was lovely, the beds comfortable, and everything was very clean. It’s clearly a cute, charming, and cared for home. Thanks Terrance!