I want to first say that a lot of the issues we saw could be easily fixed (revising the listing to accurately reflect the property, cosmetic things, and adding some basic amenities — like trash cans in the bathrooms).
I’ll start with the positive:
-The home is large and has a very big kitchen and living room area
-The pool is fun and great
-Two of the bedrooms had more blackout like curtains, which is helpful when traveling with kids
-The space is within short driving distance of many things
-The house has clearly been updated in many ways
-Beds were comfortable
Areas to improve:
-The listing is not accurate in the following ways — there is only one master suite (the other is an en suite), and the front yard isn’t an area where I’d want to spend time (it was in disarray, with lots of broken pavement, and not large enough to hang out)
-This felt a bit like a house still in the midst of construction, there was an open piece of wall in one bathroom, missing plaster throughout, missing grout in tiles, and in the backyard a large piece of plywood in lieu of a proper fence
-The house wasn’t fully cleaned. There was a lot of food in the fridge (including a half eaten bowl of ravioli uncovered), and I had to take dishes out of the dishwasher and clothes out of the dryer
-There was no welcome packet or info on the house when we arrived, so I had to text to get the WiFi, security code, and TV code
-I think every bathroom should have hand soap and a trash bin, none of these did
-there were no dish or hand towels in the kitchen
-The house overlooks the highway and airport — not something to improve, but should be mentioned in the listing as you can hear planes, trains, and automobiles (didn’t really detract, but we brought a sound machine for our baby)