Overall, we had a great time here with a couple caveats. We spent 4 nights at this house with our family friends, and we had 5 kids 11 yrs old and younger with us.
The backyard was awesome. Our kids swam a ton, and it was great that they could hop in and out throughout the day. The pool is almost always shaded which is great, and we even made s’mores over the fire pit. The kids loved it. They wanted to move in permanently.
The downstairs setup is also great for large groups — big kitchen, big living room and smart TV, big table that accommodated all 9 of us.
The downsides:
- the house and furniture certainly seem like cheap construction; a stair was broken, there was a hole in one door, the TP holder was ripped from the wall in one bathroom, a bedside table and the couch were both broken, the wall paint is stained in several places
- seems like one of the bedrooms had been smoked in recently; it had a strong odor, so we didn’t use that one
- as other reviewers have noted, the neighborhood is rough; I’m sure we could have figured this out if we had researched more before booking, but this property is a prime example of gentrification. Left us feeling a bit guilty for booking it to be honest.
Ultimately, the house helped us do what we wanted: spend a lot of time with good friends from out of town, and have fun without having to constantly leave the property. If you rent here, it’s just good to have your expectations set properly and go in with your eyes wide open.