THE GOOD:
- Excellent Wifi
- Location is accessible to the city, but keep in mind that this neighborhood is still "in transition".
- The kitchen island and side counter are great places to eat or work on your computer.
- Living room was comfortable
- Backyard has a nice deck and is fenced if you have a pet
- The owner responded quickly with a repairman when we reported the roof leak but he was unable to fix it.
- The owner refunded $40 of the $75 pet deposit as an attempt to compensate us for the issues I am outlining below, but it probably should have been more.
THE BAD:
- The house itself is in need of substantial repair.
There were heavy rains during our stay and there was a large dripping leak in the leaving room near the front door. We used a pot to catch the water over 3 days. Multiple lights in the house were not functional. The toilet needed to be plunged daily. A couple burners on the stove were finicky, one did not work at all. The floors were very uneven and bounced with every step, possibly indicating a damaged subfloor.
- The bathroom cabinets hang over the sink so it makes it difficult, if not impossible to wash your face without the water going on the floor.
- Water temperature was okay, but not dramatically hot.
- The owner responded quickly to the questions we had and issues like the leak and sent a reminder text to put out the garbage can and to paypal the pet deposit, so good communication there. On the flip side, our check in instructions weren't emailed, so I had to call for them on the way to the property. Later the owner asked us to move our car from the driveway so he could drop building materials. Near the end of the stay I received multiple messages asking when we would be checking out (after we had established the checkout time the day before) so he could drop of other material. One of these would not have been a big deal, but after a point it seemed like the stay was a favor to us, rather than us actually paying to use the property for a given time.
- The neighborhood is not the nicest and one evening we heard two bursts of gunfire at about 2am.