There was a strong fecal smell when we first arrived. The cause was the one toilet in the house. First flush and instead of the water going down it overflowed blue water. For the remainder of our stay the toilet did not work even when plunged out. The large laundry room had a lot of large flies in it and sadly all cleaning supplies were located there. The house was divided in two and there were other people staying there, the only separation was a locked door in the hallway. We could hear their voices and activities clearly as the house had an echo. The hosts brother also came and looked through all of the windows because of supposed food delivery to the house. We were not notified of his presence beforehand and it gave us quite the scare to see a man peeking through the bedroom windows and circling the house.