We had a lovely trip and did many activities. Mindy's place is a central location and convenient. The backyard was a great place for the kids to play and our family to gather. Actually, the backyard was a big sell for us to book this place.
I did feel that describing the place as an "apartment" was a little bit of a stretch. It was more of a guest house (per her description of the back unit to the main home). I was surprised that there’s no living room considering it was advertised as an apartment. This was inconvenient for us because we did not have an indoor place to gather our family.
While the kitchen was clean upon check in, the bedroom floors and bathroom showers did not seem to have been cleaned. Under the bed in the smaller bedroom was an article of clothing/ personal item (maybe belonged to the previous renter) and dust as if not swept. The rug had dirt spots. The shower floor was completely grimy that my daughter kept slipping when I was trying to wash her.
The amenities were lacking and not restocked. We had one leftover roll of paper towels, no garbage bags, no shower soap, and unstocked dish soap. There were only a few cups and missing some useful kitchen tools like scissors and a can opener. I did not reach out to Mindy because my parents lived nearby and they were on their way to me already and they brought many of these items.
I will say that Mindy did stop by and bring us fresh towels and check on us one time during the trip. I appreciated that a lot. From that experience, I think she would have been willing to meet our other needs but the initial impression of the place upon check in could have been better.