We stayed here for my boyfriend’s birthday getaway (4 guests). The home is VERY beautiful and I fell in love with the open floor plan. We had pretty much everything we needed during our stay. The bed/pillows could have been more comfortable, however I loved the way the home was decorated that it was such a minor issue.
When we arrived we noticed that the window screen was propped open, giving way for mosquitos to come in the home. My boyfriend left that trip with 18 mosquito bites, his brother and his gf with 12 between them two, and me with 5. It was really frustrating because we spent most of the weekend paranoid of getting bit and trying to kill the bugs before they got us.
Mike and Julie were pretty quick in responding to my messages which I appreciated. However, per the listing it states if we wanted to have guests over to ask in advance - and so I did ask if up to 3 adults could swing by in order to be as transparent as possible. In my communication with the hosts as I was sending a photo of one of the things that was broken, they were nitpicking that I had hung up star decorations on the kitchen island and their friendly demeanor turned accusatory, saying throwing parties is not allowed and repeatedly told me to read the house rules. I had stated previous times before that I was NOT interested in throwing a party and that a cousin, and two other adults and her toddlers I hadn’t met yet would be coming by. I do not like that I had to explain that my boyfriend does not like celebrating his birthdays and I see no issue in taping up a bit of birthday decor to make him feel more special?? Especially since we clean up after ourselves wherever we stay. It was off putting to say the least.
Basically the home is beautiful, location is nice, however like someone stated in another review it is way too strict for our liking.