The host has assured me that he is working to remedy the problems we experienced during our stay, (and has agreed to a 50% refund that is pending) but I certainly would've appreciated an honest review from someone before our group of 17 came to stay, (including 9 children under the age of 12), so I'm going to do that for you. I don't think this host has been offering the property very long, and I wonder about the honesty of the 3 reviews posted before our stay. (Perhaps inexperience is mostly to blame.)
We were 2 families traveling together to Kentucky and stayed one night here after 9 hours of driving from Texas.
Though I expect this won't happen again, there was no heat in the house when we arrived, and though the repairman the host had already contacted was nice, he was unable to fix the problem, so as would be expected in Nashville in January, the temperature IN the house got down to 52 that night. Additionally, the fireplace didn't work either, so we had to make do.
In the meantime, I had to contact the host to get the Wifi code. It worked just fine, but I was disappointed that basic information (like where to find extra towels, sheets, blankets, check-in/check-out times, reminders of amenities, etc) was not posted somewhere, for the convenience of the guests.
The place was really dirty (bathtubs had hair in them, dead bug and hair on the bathroom floor, food remains on the outside of the microwave, shelves and drawers in the fridge dirty, dirt? on the top of 4 of the single bed sheets - probably from sitting too long without guests, so my most generous guess is they weren't freshly made beds, dust bunnies and dirt under beds and on floors, etc). We began to settle in but found 2 of the 3 tubs didn't have working stoppers, and one of the 3 shower heads was broken. We went to work cleaning a tub to bathe the kids and began searching for towels only to find a total of 12 for our party of 17. When I asked the host where the towels were, no offer or apology was made at that time to remedy the lack. All but 3 of them were stained or faded, reminding me of the kind we use at home to dry the dog or use when we wash the cars. Certainly not standard for a rental property. There was no soap provided, as was stated in the description, so we were grateful we had brought some.
As we began to try to put the children to bed, we found there were missing rails on all 3 of the top bunks. I addressed this with the host as well, but no solution was offered for this either, so I don't know if he even knows where they are. We ended up pulling the mattress down to the floor for one of the kids and the rest of them doubled up on the bottom bunks or slept on the couches or with parents.
The two master beds were pretty comfortable, but the trundle and bunk bed mattresses were like box springs. Fortunately, we did find extra blankets in a closet and put that under the kids for extra heat and comfort.
I am hopeful the host makes changes to get this home into the shape it needs to be in to be offered as a place for paying guests to stay. He has stated he was away during our stay and trusted a cleaning service to take care of the preparations, but some of our issues would not have been corrected by any cleaning service.
The house has a lot of potential to accommodate a large group with no problems, if managed properly, and I hope improvements are indeed made, so others can one day enjoy the possibilities this property could offer.