In my honest opinion, my stay here had more cons than pros. Although the location is close to convenient stores, shopping and restaurants the homes maintenance issues took away from my vacation.
The host Wendy was nice enough to accommodate for the minor things like having the house attendants bring ice for the freezer and hooking up the patio lights. However, after the first night there were a lot of other problems that came.
Check-in was good, however the fact that you have to use 3 different keys to get into the property can be just a little frustrating. Especially after a long tiring day of activities. It will make all the difference to consolidate the keys and locks For easy access for guest.
When flushing the toilet, You have to hold down the knob to flush completely. This was frustrating to deal with especially when guest came to visit.
The living room furniture had a visible stain on it and looked visibly warned out. Also, it’s not the most comfortable seating. Either it should be deep cleaned or replaced with a new one or an actual pullout bed instead of having a 3rd bed as a blow up mattress.
The pavement in the walkway is uneven and that can be a hazard for senior citizens like myself since I’ve tripped and almost lost my balance walking down the pathway a few times.
The Refrigerator door does not close properly, you would have to firmly shut the door or else the door will remain open if you try to close it the normal way. This should be replaced or fixed to work properly. Also the ice machine needs to be fixed. Buying bags of ice is inconvenient for the guest and property owner.
The patio would be really nice if the furniture outside was updated and the flies surrounding the patio are controlled. It made it hard to relax outside. Need a fly catcher asap!
Although the tea and coffee accommodations added a nice touch and was very much so needed, there was not enough supplies such as trash bags or cleaning supplies available to last for the week. There were only two trash bags there and one was already in use. There should always be enough cleaning supplies.
Towels and toiletries should never run out. Having two towels per guest for 7 days is not sufficient especially for women. There were no additional towels or toilet paper available for me and my sister to use and that meant guest were unable to use a separate hand towel to wipe their hands plus we had to buy extra toilet paper since we ran out.
The First time using the washer and dryer, the dryer didn’t work. I had to hang my clothes out to dry. This is why we couldn’t wash our clothes or the towels.
The parking situation was very frustrating too. We were unaware that guest couldn’t park on a particular side of the street or they’ll be towed. Because of this, my guest could not stay for long and did not feel comfortable leaving their cars parked on the street. This caused me to have to rearrange a lot of my schedules and added extra traveling cost.
The most important issue is the “MICE” problem. My sister told me that she saw a mouse in the kitchen running towards the stove, she did not see where the mouse went after that but she assumed it went behind the stove and into the walls where it came from.
My sister knows that I have a lot of health issues and didn’t want to stress me about the mouse especially with all the other issues we faced while staying there.
Lastly, I do see the potential in this property however there needs to be a lot of work on remodeling and securing the property from pest.