My family and I recently stayed at Alyssa's place for four nights. The place was beautiful, spacious, and very comfortable. Visually, it looked like the pictures and even better in person. We loved all wall art and decor in the house, and the arcade video game was a plus. The kitchen was fully stocked with all the items you would need to make a meal, including dishes, pots and pans and any seasonings. The crib was a plus as we had our two-year-old son, and he was able to have a comfortable place to sleep. The house in general was clean and the area was very quiet. During the first two days of our stay, the weather was rainy and foggy out, so we did not get to venture out to the backyard. However, during the last two days of our stay, the temperature was hot and humid, so we were able to venture out to Newport, the surrounding area, and spent some time in the backyard.
Overall, I would say there are two cons about the place. (1) First of all, the listing about the house having air conditioning is not accurate. This became problematic during day two, as the house became unbearably hot and humid. I reached out to Alyssa to inquire about the air conditioning (as noted in the listing) and was told they use window air conditioning units for the house, those of which will not be installed until the end of June. She apologized for the inconvenience but offered no remedies. During the last two days of our stay (days three and four), the temperature reached 87 degrees, so it was quite uncomfortable inside – particularly at night making it extremely difficult to sleep. In hopes to make our two-year-old comfortable, we used the ceiling fan and pointed the desk fan at him however, the four adults had no relief and did not have the best nights of sleep due to the heat.
On our last day at the house, we left at 7:30am (2 ½ hours prior to check out) because we were ready to go home and get some from some relief some the heat. Honestly, if my son was not already asleep, we would have left the night before because it was just too hot in the house to comfortably stay there. The listing should clearly state that they have window air conditioning and that it is not installed year-round. We watched the forecast before we arrived and knew that the weather would be hot for two of the days of our stay. Having air conditioning was one of the key elements we thought would be available during our stay. It would have been nice if our host had done the same and made plans accordingly to at least install some of the units in advance of our stay.
(2) The second con is that the playground equipment needs repair as the wood is rotting, and parts of the wood appeared to be shredded indicating the possibility of termites or some other bug chewing at the wood. We did not feel it was safe enough to allow our two-year-old to be up there, so we did not use it. That equipment should be inspected to ensure it is safe enough for visitors to use.