John's house serves its purpose - it's a great place for a bunch of people to stay for a long weekend. We loved the pool and the hot tub. There's plenty of things to do on site. The washer and dryer was great. The wifi worked. The house is comfortable.
Some of the other elements of this stay, though, weren't as pleasant. Communicating with John wasn't easy - even after paying for the hot tub and pool to be heated in advance, they didn't give us the details on how to do it in our pre-arrival communications. They asked to communicate about it away from Airbnb on their personal phone number, which is something Airbnb clearly tells people not to do. They said someone would get in contact with me on the day of my arrival and they did not - they eventually offered to send someone late in the evening, but by then, we were out for the day. John and his colleague also asked us to not mention that they were renting the house out as an Airbnb if anyone asked, which is one of those things that puts unrealistic pressure on us as guests. They also provided a different address after the reservation was completed than the place where we actually stayed on arrival and didn't provide that address until a few days in advance.
The property itself had some minor issues. There was an empty bag of chips inside the couch's remote holder. Some of the tile in the backyard was crushed, making it difficult to walk to the pool without stepping in dirt. A chair in the pool room was broken. I wouldn't suggest that anyone skip the property because of those concerns, but I do think my experience would have been better with better communication.