Cameras inside the dinning/kitchen area!
In otherwise very enjoyable stay, the cameras were a problem for me. To start, usually I try to give 5 stars and focus on the good in public reviews and keep the small issues to private feedback (like the pillows in the master bedroom at least really need to be replaced), especially when I feel like the owner is making an effort. My brother rents out on airbnb all the time, so I have heard a lot about his side.
In this case, I would gladly have given 5 stars. The overall experience was very good. Communication from Jane was excellent about everything except the cameras. The house is very nice. She has a beautiful grand piano that she let me use (it badly needs tuning but...it was nice). It was very clean. The kitchen was set-up well for cooking, which is important to me since we do a lot of cooking. The location as a little far from downtown, but close to hiking trails. Overall, a very good experience.
As for the cameras, there are two largish cameras that I could see, similar to what I have outside my home, but they are in the kitchen/dinning area where we spent most of our time. I don't know if there are others. I sent Jane a message early in our stay asking about them. She immediately responded to all of my other questions, but not a word about the cameras. I went back and looked at the profile of the house and it does say under "What this Place Offers" "security cameras onsite" --I took that to mean there are cameras outside as part of an alarm system such as I have at my house. I never received any warning that they were inside. I think this breaks airbnb's polices on this, but they don't do much policing. That is why I am leaving this long review. I don't thing we did anything that we wouldn't want seen (no parties or basketball inside the house), so nothing for us to want to hide. For me, it is just creepy to know that we are being watched by someone I don't know--and is it being recorded? For how long? I would not have stayed there had I known. And I will not return. If you are ok with being recorded inside by cameras, then I can recommend this place wholeheartedly, but it is not for me.