I really wish I could give Artem and his house a better review but a lot of issues came up during my stay that I think make this place unacceptable. First, when we walked in there were flies everywhere. Trash from the previous guest was on the floor and all over the garage - even a used face masks. Worst of all, the pool was cloudy. I called Artem, he said someone would arrive in fifteen minutes and it took thirty. The only thing they did was “clean” the pool. We picked up the trash ourselves. Artem said, they said, it would be ready to go in two hours but the pool was cloudy for the remainder of my stay. So here I was checked in at 4, and the pool wasn’t going to be ready to use until three to four hours after check in. I text Artem and said I believe this is unfair and after a few back and forths we agreed on a partial refund - I let him decide how much was fair. I guess he figured NO partial refund was fair (if I get even a little money back, I’ll update this). Anyway, pretty rough start but we make it work, we’re here to have fun. The house is already paid for so we take our chances with the cloudy water. After all that you’d think there would be no issues. I wish there wasn’t. But around noon the next day a man without a mask enters the backyard without knocking, without warning and WITHOUT a mask and takes picture of the pool and then us in the pool. You can imagine HOW UNCOMFORTABLE that made us feel. I called Artem to ask if it was him, he said no and he would find out. All I got was a measly text saying it was the pool guy, sorry he showed up unannounced. Hmm... weird but it happened and there’s really nothing I can do about it. Let’s get over it. Later that same day Artem tells me someone else is coming over to put a vacuum in the pool. Hold up. We’ve still got a day and half’s a worth of time on our stay, and now I gotta worry about someone coming in and installing a vacuum in the pool?! So I let this guy in, we lose more pool time and again this guy comes in, passes by me and he is not wearing a mask. Whammies all around.
Now, I don’t want to leave without saying some good things. Artem was, as you can see, easy to reach although not always the most helpful. The inside was nicely decorated if a little worn out. The place was spacious and 9 of us fit comfortably. The grill was helpful as was the fully equipped kitchen.
I wish I could recommend that you book this place, but these troubling instances were a little too severe for me to do so.