The location and driving proximity to sights is a big plus for this property, as well as how nice and communicative the hosts are.
However, it really didn’t feel like a good value for what it was —
Compared to the 7+ Airbnbs we have stayed at just on this trip alone, it seriously doesn’t provide the comforts and touches that are standard in other places. A small investment by the owners could go a long way for this place.
It is an older house, which is understandable, but it really needs some extra attention when it comes to the things that make it feel comfortable and clean for guests. Felt the whole time that the hosts kind of just went very bare minimum and “this is good enough” to the point where it wasn’t thought about the fact that it isn’t a crash pad — this is a place that is being rented out to folks for actual money, and needs to be brought up to standard, or otherwise priced like a crash pad.
It felt to me like I was just crashing at my grandmother’s house, and not in a good way, while also paying market rates for it. Did not feel like good value at all.
Could really use some love when it comes to investing in fresh shower curtains (read, mildew-y), comfortable bedding, new bath rugs, bedroom rugs, new silverware (doesn’t have to be expensive, but something that feels like proper silverware would be nice), a proper wiping and dusting of the place and various accessories displayed, better access to outlets and extension cords in the bedrooms, proper lounge chairs out front, and most of all a fresh coat of paint perhaps to do away with the older smell of the place. I really was reluctant to hang my things in the closet because of the smell.
The backyard, although accessible, requires you to walk past the back of the house where the hosts live, and is an area that the hosts windows and doors all come out to. If you’re hoping for some privacy in the backyard, it is unlikely. Not a big deal but it is something to be aware of since it is pictured in the listing.
The hosts were really quite nice and responsive, so I’m reluctant to write this, but I feel that an objective review is better than a rosy one that misrepresents.