It is best to start this review off with a quote from the owner, “you should have come to see the place first. This property isn’t for everyone.”

He could not be more right. If you truly are looking for a 5 star rental, do not stay here. It is not for you.

The pictures are outdated, landscaping is overgrown and not maintained, kitchen is in need of major updating, outdoor furniture as pictured does not exist and the pictures are taken in such a way to not show the age and condition. In general the property is extremely run down and out dated, not what we are accustom to in renting a 5 star property from airbnb. For example, the shower head is rusted and moldy, the light bulbs are burnt out all over the house, there are spider webs throughout the kitchen and bedrooms and cracks in the molding on the doorways. This allows easy entrance of ants and insects. The owner blames these intruders on the canyon location, but if the property was well maintained and exterminator services were used as needed, this would not be such a problem.

When we arrived it was clear that the owner had not cleaned the property. There were layers of dirt on the glass table, extreme dirt on the windows and a moldy shower curtain. We notified him of these things and he did indeed send someone to do the cleaning, but assured us that it had already been cleaned. After 5 hours of cleaning, while we maneuvered around the cleaning crew the house was in completely different condition. The outside tiled area that looks so appealing in the photos as a nice place to relax and enjoy the property was so dirty that you could not go barefoot without your feet becoming black from the dirty tile. Again, clear that it had not been cleaned to begin with.

All of this clearly left us desiring to cancel our reservation and change locations. The owner has had experience with cancellations before, as he knew that he would profit more than 50% if we decided to cancel.

If you are looking for a true 5 star vacation rental this is not the place for you.