The reviews of The Lighthouse are not remotely accurate to what this place is actually like, trust the other reviews at your own risk. I trusted them and the following was my experience--I wish I was able to attach photos, but I am unable to do so. 12 of us in total were staying for 3 nights to celebrate my 40th birthday in Newport. The place was spacious and was fully stocked with linens, towels, and such, however, that's where the good things about this place ends. The refrigerator broke the first night to which Paul was quick to resolve the issue by giving us a large cooler filled with ice--which is what we lived off of for the weekend because the fridge never became fully useable. Suddenly, making that stop to Costco before reaching the Airbnb wasn't such a good idea. Subsequently, I found a review from a woman by the name of Liz who stayed here in 2020 citing the same issue with the same exact resolution--which tells me that Paul was aware of this for at least 2 years and did nothing. The downstairs TV had a cracked screen and we were informed by Paul that it was from a previous tenant, yet it was also never fixed/replaced. The downstairs couch had the most massive stain from I'm not even sure what, no one wanted to sit on it. The AC unit in one of the bedrooms was never completely sealed leaving bugs and hot air to flow into the bedroom. The AC in the other bedroom would turn on only for a minute due to an overflow valve that kept giving "error" message as it had never been unclogged/emptied. Mind you, we're staying here in the middle of the summer and we have ACs that are not optimally functioning. The canned lighting in the downstairs where the dining room table is had at least 3 bulbs out and they were never change prior to our arrival. The water heater sat in the middle of living area to which half of the closet doors were broken, leaving the water heater exposed. The shower door closest to the bedrooms would not stay closed during showering. The dish sponges looked like they had never been replaced. The stove was missing a knob. Conditions were so bad that two of our guests ended up leaving the house entirely, never to return.
I had guests fly in from all over the country only to stay at a place with the conditions I just described, which was embarrassing to say the least. To say that our stay was uncomfortable would be an understatement. But to me, the bigger issue is the negligence and lack of care displayed by the owner--which were exhibited by Paul's awareness of these problems and the fact that they were not resolved before the next tenant came, only providing band-aids as quick fixes. I do hope that these issues are resolved and that future guests do not run into the same problems we did.