Cozy, old house with lots of bedrooms
Our group of 5 adults needed a place to stay while we were playing the state championships in tennis. We chose this spot for location and wanted a hot tub to relax after matches. There are some good and bad about this rental. We looked up that the house was built in 1906, and that comes with its own issues. When I provide feedback, I try to be objective and factual. I have no agenda and have lots of experience staying in lots of different rentals.
The good: the host was responsive to our initial needs, namely that the city had shut off the water due to maintenance and that was resolved quickly. The place has been nicely decorated and was very clean. The kitchen is well stocked and usable. We did not use the washer and dryer, but noticed that some detergent was included. The beds for the most part downstairs were very comfortable. The hot tub worked. The TV was large and worked well.
The bad: The air conditioner is ineffective. It ran the entire time we were there and never cooled the house, especially upstairs. The response from the host was for us to make sure the vents were open and turn on the fans upstairs. Thank goodness the lows at night allowed us to open the windows. I can only imagine what it would be like if it was cold outside and heat was needed. Upstairs remained hot, the beds were uncomfortable, and there are no light switches in one of the bedrooms. Downstairs, one of the bedrooms does not have a latch for the door, there is no way to close it. The door between the rooms is little more than a space cover, with huge gaps in the side and top. For a house with 5 full beds, the “living space” is tiny. To watch the US Open, we had to pull dining room chairs in since there is only a three person couch. Do not plan to entertain here, there is nowhere for people to go. The icemaker does not work in the refrigerator. The hot tub is a “Softub” and is in a courtyard with very ugly rotting doors in the side yard. The water pressure is very soft. Not seen in the pictures is the school bus in the back yard that is also used as a separate rental. You share the driveway with that rental. There is no porch light over the main entryway, making it dangerous at night since there are stairs. The worst issue, and one the owners need to address ASAP is the mice running around in the attic and walls all night. Looking back I see this was mentioned in a review from May 2021. For over $500 a night, we felt that the rental was not worth it, especially when we went to our teammates similarly sized and priced house they rented for the same price in another area of Asheville.