I wish I could have given a better review, but a big incident we had made it challenging to do so. Esp. when paying $ 1,500 (one thousand, five hundred dollars) for a place, I was hopeful for a more fruitful resolution but the property management team was not as helpful. To start with the positive, the location does come with a gated parking spot behind the house (parking can be very tight to get into because of the uphill/curvy driveway past the gate, but it's manageable-- just be careful not to scratch your car), and the location is close to many things-- which is a plus. This is also on the second floor, so I didn't hear noise from neighbors. The bedrooms were simple and cute, and the space was fine. Be mindful that they don't want you setting the thermostat below 73 degrees or so due to the condition of the machine (per the note on the thermostat). FYI.
There aren't many cooking utensils in the kitchen if you're planning to cook while there, so I purchased some and just left them there (whisk, can opener, etc.) But if you're just doing basic things and won't be in the kitchen really, then it should be fine. Perhaps the host investing in a simple cooking utensil starter set would be very helpful. They may also want to add a few hangers in the bedrooms.
The challenging part was with the couch and futon. The night we arrived, we couldn't get the couch to turn into a futon; the futon was damaged/defective. This was a sleeping spot for one of the guests since in the *description*, the host described the property as accommodating additional people and they confirmed there would be a futon/couch combo with one of my travel partners who inquired. After informing the host, they sent a maintenance person to fix the issue the next day after confirming it was, indeed, broken. However, since it was broken, we couldn't turn it back into a couch for us to sit on and it was extremely difficult to move without any tools-- which we didn't have. They informed us they'd have another one sent "ASAP" which lead me to believe it would be during the week stay we had-- but it didn't happen. **However, even with that, the most challenging part was the fact that the mattress was so thin that I could literally squeeze the mattress between my thumb and index finger (No exaggeration). I took a photo of that and sent it to the host. We would have been fine if we were able to sit on something that was more comfortable than springs/metal from the couch/futon but the mattress provided no padding at all. So the futon was broken, we couldn't turn it back into a couch, and then the mattress on the futon was extremely flimsy. And that was someone's place to sleep. And there wasn't a fruitful resolution. As one who's hosted on this platform, I think it's imperative that we comport ourselves with high standards and treat guests well so that they continue to support-- just as a hotel would. This wouldn't have been acceptable in a hotel or they would have found a way to make it right.
I'm disappointed in this experience and hope they do better for their future guests.