The host was very responsive and gave us a tour when we got there, and the hilltop view is stunning but that’s where the positives stop.
There was unfinished paint jobs all over the house, a musty smell that lingered in every room, towels were dirty with red and brown marks (the ones hanging for us to use not in the cupboards), there were brown stains on the bath mats, the sheets looked unwashed, plates and cups looked dirty and overall this is not the kind of place I would ever recommend to a family.
I understand now why many other reviews say the host is responsive- it’s because so many things are missing you have to keep asking and talking to the host during the entirety of your stay. You can’t even control the AC from inside the house so you have to ask every time you want to change the house thermostat. A lot of the amenities they listed weren’t actually there too.. We didn’t bring hair dryers and an iron and high chair and things like that because it was listed as the amenities but when we couldn’t find them the host said they would send someone to bring those things…so basically those things aren’t actually in the house, you have to ask for them. Even basic things like trash bags and toilet paper that you would think are a given… we just bought our own trash bags and other items that were missing because the host kept sending people to drop things off which became annoying as we wanted some privacy.

We had to get together quickly with a big group and this was the only place on such short notice, but there was a reason why. I’ve been spoiled by very clean, hotel-like Airbnb plus stays so this was a rude awakening. Everywhere we looked, there were things that made our stay overall not very enjoyable. A broken chair, no blinds for the huge floor to ceiling windows in the living area, leaking battery acid in the remote control, dead bugs in the cupboards, peeling paint, dirty floors (we don’t wear shoes usually as Asians but we had to as our socks became disgustingly dirty).. if you have any young ones, stay far away from this place.
It got even worse. It rained and it dripped water all over the floor out of the ceiling. I messaged the host but didn’t hear back for a few hours so we ended up cleaning up the floor and putting a vase underneath the biggest hole in the ceiling so it would catch the rain. Things in the pantry were mostly expired. There was trash under the sheets on the bed downstairs. As we were just sitting, one of the legs of the bed broke. To top it off, we found ripped holes on the bottom of a few trash bags we hadn’t thrown away that night- sign of mice or other rodents gnawing their way into our trash.
We weren’t a rowdy, partying group. We were just a quiet family grieving the loss of one of our family members and needed a big place last minute. This place added stress to an already difficult time
It was overall such a bad experience staying in this home. If you just want to party with a big group go ahead, but still make sure to take pictures because afterwards the host becomes rude and just asks for proof of any problems you had. But if you’re a family looking for a nice home to spend some time, this isn’t it. So disappointed and frustrated we spent so much money paying for this place.