I grew up in the area and was in town for a family wedding. And traveling with my husband, children, sister and mother so we wanted a place to relax and visit and catch up with local friends.
This house was perfect. It is cute and fun and so well appointed. And the views!!!!!! And it has its own tiny park/nature trail in the neighborhood!
The house was clean. The layout is nice because you can spread out and are not on top of each other. And then the amazing view! There are three TV's. I know one works. We never even used the other two! I am sure they work fine;) but there were way too many other things to do while there. Like gaze out the windows with a drink in hand.........
The kitchen is so well appointed. Everything you need to cook and enough dishes you don't have to clean after every single meal. I love a gas stove:)
As far as the layout. The bunk bed room is on the first floor. Which I was a little worried about with my two boys being on a first floor while we were all upstairs but between the safe feel of the neighborhood and windows that don't open in that room, I felt much better.
Three bedrooms upstairs. At the top of the stairs are two smaller rooms then a third door to a hallway. That hallway leads to the master/primary suite. There is a bathroom, closet and nursery off that hallway. The largest primary room is open to the hallway that leads to it and there is no door on that room. With the bathroom upstairs being off the hallway to the primary suite, it could be awkward depending on who you are traveling with as there is no other bathroom upstairs. If you want your privacy the master is a bit open and especially if other people need to use the bathroom in the night:) the stairs are a bit narrow so getting to the full bath downstairs is not for everyone in the middle of the night. The master suite can be shut with the door to the hallway that leads to it. But then the other guests have to use the downstairs bathroom in the night if needed. Not a big deal in the least if everyone is able bodied and able to negotiate stairs at night.
Laslty and most importantly: the beds. I know what heaven is now! The sheets were so incredibly soft. I have nothing in my life to compare them to. They were amazing and if I could have clothes made from that material...... Life would be perfect. The bed itself was firm yet soft and I did not have enough time to properly enjoy the amazing comfort of the bed. I could have slept for twelve hours in my bed. We had to shorten our trip one night. Between the partial refund and not enough time to enjoy the beds, I wish we had just stayed for part of the last night and left at two am! I really hated to leave. It was a lovely cozy house with everything we needed. We could not have enjoyed our stay more. It surpassed all expectations and I will figure out how to go back.
Oh. I never messaged the host as we needed nothing. So I can not comment to their response time? But I am sure it would be in line with the rest of the house..... I would expect quick responses and attention to detail. Really a top notch place.