The place is beautiful, clean, and close to a couple of great local stops (coffee shop, brewery, fast food joints, etc.). About a 5-10 minute drive into the city. However, there are a few things we thought could take this stay from a 3.5/4-star experience to a 5-star experience.
This may not be an issue for all but do not expect flexibility or accommodations from this host on check-in times. We had a last minute change of flight that put us coming in 4 hours ahead of check-in and we were given a simple “no” on arriving early. If this happens for you, plan to kill time at the close by brewery and coffee shop (luggage in tow!).
Additionally, to truly make this a 5-star experience, it would’ve been nice to have some snacks and drinks that greeted us to our stay. I’m not suggesting to buy us groceries or anything extravagant, but I’ve had hosts set up a little snack basket that includes chips and candy or a bottle of wine to welcome us in. The kitchen was completely bare of any substance.
One last mention - the host sent out constant messages asking us about our exact check out time. I filled out the survey of the time we planned to check out once but to send follow up to see if we’re checking out even earlier than already stated is off putting. Feels as though we were being rushed out. I understand wanting to get a head start on cleaning but to not allow us to check in early but turn around and rush to get cleaned is distasteful. Communication is nice but it was incessant and unpleasant.
As stated from the start - great place and we enjoyed our stay but I wouldn’t give it the label of a 5-star experience. It was a great place to rest our heads and met our basic needs but we didn’t have an experience to send it over the top to label it 5-star.