We stayed for a single night (about 12 hours) before an early morning flight, so did not get to check out the property beyond the apartment.
I’ll start by saying that this is a good value for the area, assuming you don’t need a bed for a 5th person, as we did. The space was clean and parking was convenient. The dining table is really nice. There seemed to be cooking basics like oil, salt, pepper, and some toiletries available, although we didn’t use them. We did not hear any noise from upstairs.
For the rest, I will take note of some things I wish I had known:
— The ‘full sized day bed’ mentioned in the listing is the chaise of a sectional sofa, and the rest of the sofa isn’t there. It is not even as big as a twin mattress, so not appropriate as a bed for anyone but a small child. The only bedding for this ‘bed’ was a quilt- no sheets, no pillow. I did message asking about a pillow when I noticed, but it was 11pm and our host was likely asleep, and we left the next morning.
— There is no microwave. The host seems to have updated the listing after a previous reviewer complained, but I booked prior to that change and so was unpleasantly surprised, as we had brought food to heat up for dinner and to take with us on our 10 hours of flights the next day.
— The furniture outside of the sectional piece I mentioned is patio furniture. It’s cute but not comfy. The photos in the current listing do not show what is in the apartment now. For one night, it was fine, but I would not have wanted to stay longer.
— Only some of the windows close or have glass. Everything is screened but the area by the front door has no glass. We felt safe but as others have mentioned, the frogs and roosters are noisy and there was no way to dampen the sound for the person who slept in the living room.
— This is on a farm, and there is a definite farm odor outside. With no windows, that odor does come inside a bit. This didn’t bother us too much but it is worth mentioning.
— There was no hand soap in the bathroom, so plan to bring your own. Dish soap was provided.
— Overall, despite being advertised as newly renovated, it did not feel renovated. Cabinets in the kitchen and bath were worn, doors had big knicks, much of the furniture was old, etc. Again, fine for us for a night. Your tolerance for this may be higher than mine.
I really don’t like leaving bad reviews. I waited a few days to write this so I could process my thoughts. Overall, it’s a decent place, but it is not what I was expecting based on the information provided by the host. I hope they will update the listing with new pics and an accurate description of the bed situation, because that is such an important detail. Host communication was good otherwise. It was just not a good fit for my family’s needs.