An absolutely perfect BnB stay. I'm on a road trip from Portland Oregon, down the coast of California, through Vegas, up to Salt Lake, and finally home to Denver. I won't go into details about my other stays, but Nelson single handedly saved my opinion of this platform.
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Nelson was immediately responsive to messages, no matter what time I was trying to reach him. Even through texts he was professional, respectful, charming, friendly and conversational.
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After 30 hours in my car, I arrived at a well maintained, if cookie cutter suburban home. Immediately upon walking in the door, Nelson greeted me like an old friend, shook my hand and showed me around the place, immediately urging me to relax in the pool.
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His friend was hanging out with him at the time, Aaron, whom introduced himself in the kitchen as I came down to get my dogs. He asked me about my day and then asked how I liked bloody Mary's. Told him I hadn't had a good one in years, then went to change into my swim wear. I'm greeted by the pool again by Aaron, who hands me the best bloody Mary I've ever had.
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The pool is fantastic, heated to about 92 degrees I think, just below body temp and cooled me off after so many long hours of driving through a 104 degree desert without having a system shock.
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My two dogs took an immediate liking to Nelson's dog, Sparkie, and had fun romping around and in the pool. Nelson helped me give my 6 month old pup some swimming lessons.
There was a 75 inch TV under a canopy in the backyard, and we all alternated between hanging out in the pool, watching baseball and discussing local landmarks, our lives and current events, drinking beer and doing shots. Nelson has a truly impressive collection of alcohol that you're welcome to for a price, and we had a blast.
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Later, Aaron took us down to a local Asian market (Nelson has a great military discount he'll use for you if you take him shopping with you) and we all picked up Crab and Lobster and made it on the grill for dinner, with a savory and spicy butter sauce for dipping. It. Was. Divine.
Then we hung out in the hot tub until about 11 pm and watched the original 1990 TMNT movie.
The room is very basic, but the bed is super comfortable, but only 2 pillows are provided. So if you hate your spine like me and prefer sleeping propped up by pillows, bring some extras. Despite that I slept like a baby. The TV has full service cable access, there was a smart remote but I didn't check to see there was a roku or fire stick attached.
Overall, this was an amazing experience. As a host Nelson went above beyond in every way possible. Except to shop little, I never even left the house. With the Vegas strip literally within viewing distance, I didn't need to leave to have the Vegas experience. At Nelson's house, Vegas came to me.
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And it. Was. Awesome. I will never use another host in my future trips Vegas.
Nelson, Aaron, thank you so much. You made what was an otherwise pretty terrible road trip into one I'll never forget.