Shawn's house was a nice space. The patio area was great and very spacious. Just what we needed to have a nice dinner and brunch for my 30th birthday. Unfortunately it was not what I expected as far as cleanliness. Upon arrival, we found dead animals on the property. The house was free of clutter but was not clean. My guests and I spent two hours of our time cleaning. Furniture was dusty and stained. Even the remote was dusty. The hard wood floors were filthy. The bottom of our socks and feet were black! On top of that, we had to improvise on how to clean the floor due to no mop. There was stains on the mattress pads and sheets for all five beds. I check the sheets and bedding everywhere I go. We had to wash all the bed coverings, which also took time. After one wash the stains were mostly gone, which made it obvious to me that it had not been initially washed. There was trash and a broken mirror on the side patio.
I made Shawn aware of the conditions of the house and that I took pictures of the conditions when we arrived so he wouldn't think the marks and stains were from my stay, after he checked in with me to see how check-in went. After I announced my concerns in the hopes that maybe he would send a cleaning crew out, I received no response from Shawn until he sent a reminder about check out. Disappointment. I initially asked if an early check-in was possible. Shawn's response was that guests would be checking out the same day as my arrival and due to cleaning, early check-in would not be available. Due to the conditions, it was clear to me that not only was there no previous guests, there was definitely no cleaning crew. And i definitely paid a cleaning fee!! Otherwise, we enjoyed the stay. Hopefully the next guests has a better experience.