We enjoyed the positive aspects of this property with our family. The positive is that the setting was beautiful overlooking the Valley and the pool and spa were fun to have on hot days. But be forewarned, you will put yourself at risk of being harassed if you book with this man. It’s a sad thing when the guests have to scramble around and walk on egg shells to keep the host at bay.
He not only lives on the property, but directly below the guests so there is very limited privacy. You have to walk past his residence below to access the pool. He will immediately turn off anything remotely if you aren’t using it and then text you to complain. He expected immediate communication with all of his demands or the threats would start. You can see in his house manual he is obsessed with conservation and puts the same demands on his guests. He turned the water off to the house because we weren’t aware the toilet was running and we weren’t inside to turn it off. However, the connection to the flushing lever is held together with a paper clip. When I suggested he might get that fixed to solve the water running, he said he didn’t need my advise. Ok or maybe it’s not advise but a request that a guest not have to deal with such issues while on vacation. And there’s something broken in every room of the house. There was literal trash scattered around random places on the property including the main walkway up to the house. There’s an old rotting mattress in full view of the balcony.
Even after check out the harassing communication didn’t stop. The last communication was letting me know we would have to pay for his missing plastic forks.
If you want to know his odd personality, just look at his response to another negative review. It was honestly the oddest host experience I have ever had. I read all his reviews before I booked and they were mostly positive so I suspect he has an erratic personality and we got him on his bad days. Good luck if you try it out. Hopefully he will be in host mode and get his property cleaned up at some point as well.