This is such a difficult review to write! The home has a great "coolness" factor - if the owners were your friends, they would be rightly considered kings of the DIY space. Overall though, while it was very interesting and fun to stay there, the home was much less than expected given the price. I would say avoid this if anyone in your group has any mobility issues, if you're traveling with children, or if you really want to do gourmet (or any in-depth) cooking.
Details:
1. There are two walkways into the house, stairs and a driveway. The final instructions from the host say to avoid the driveway as multiple people have broken their ankle walking on it (!!!). Unfortunately there was a 30' ladder blocking most of the stairs; even the slenderest of people had a hard time fitting.
2. The hot tub was one of the features we were most excited about; we somehow missed the details in the description that it - and the outside - should not be used after 9pm, which... kind of defeats most of the point of how I usually envision using a hot tub (e.g. after kids are asleep).
3. As another commenter noted, ammenities were minimal. While they have added shampoo/body wash, that is absolutely it. There's no welcome gift, no note, no functional binder or packet guiding you around the area. No clocks in the rooms, etc.
4. The kitchen utterly failed to live up to expectations. Lighting is minimal - it's so dark in there at night you can barely see to cook. (The overall lighting is more "mood" than function.) Most of the cabinets are totally empty. This was the least stocked kitchen I've ever encountered through AirBnB - the total sum of all condiments in the entire kitchen was a mostly empty container of salt, and a small container of cinnamon.
5. All of the doors are sliding barn doors. So gorgeous to look at it! I've always wanted one.. until this stay. Because you can't actually close any doors (including the bathrooms) and they are very hard to slide. I got trapped in a bathroom when I closed a door I guess too far and the door came half off its track; I was stuck holding it awkwardly in place and my husband had to come rescue me. If you like any sort of bathroom privacy this is NOT the place for you.
All of this said, the hosts were very responsive when I reached out to them a few hours before our stay because I hadn't received any check-in instructions. They seemed very friendly in all communications, and the house IS very cool.