Overall we were very disappointed with our stay. While we did have an opportunity to briefly view the property prior to our stay, several issues not appreciable at this visit soon became apparent during the course of our stay. This is an early 1900's house with only the most superficial of upgrades made recently. The house is a "tear down" owned by the host who is awaiting permits and plans before the house is razed for constriction.
Our concerns included multiple pests (termite droppings in cabinets, a cockroach in the master bedroom, and presumed rats or mice scurrying in the attic over the kitchen sink daily), no or wholly inadequate window coverings on many windows which greatly exacerbated the heat during the summertime and represented a significant lack of security, no insulation, entirely inadequate air conditioning (one back window unit, though air conditioning was advertised as present on the site), very poor and inadequate door and gate latches, poorly functional dishwasher, inability to park in the driveway (marked sticky tree litter from neighbor), noise (major construction next door, unreasonably squeakily master bed precluding adequate sleep every night), painfully slow Wi-Fi (commonly unable to work from home - this was intermittent but common), inability to safely open a door or window in second bedroom for fresh air, very poorly functional "3rd bedroom" as advertised - the "third bedroom" had no bed, and required the occupants to walk through this bedroom to reach the master. While the pool region was pleasant, the outdoor furniture was old and dirty.
The host was responsive to an initial concern regarding a heater where the pilot light was on causing additional and unnecessary heat in the master bedroom. But this still required our presence to resolve. I imagine the host would have been responsive to other concerns as listed above, but there were only so many concession (including access and availability) we were willing to make and some issues clearly had no viable resolution.
Again, it is true that we were aware of a few of these issues prior to arrival, but we clearly did not understand the extent of the totality of cumulative problems until we were in. It is also true that I had notified the host at arrival that we may be leaving early, and that if the property could be rented during the pre-paid period after vacating, we would have appreciated a partial refund. We clearly recognized that if it could not be rented, the difference would have to be forfeited by us. In light of the very unsatisfactory stay, and after a great deal of effort, the host offered an nominal 10% refund of the difference - in our opinion a very poor faith offer.
Other than the fact that this house is located in a nice central and accessible area, there is very little to recommend about this specific offering.