I rented Rachel’s treehouse based on the outdoor space for an overnight get away with a few friends during covid. The space (in the photos) looks like a nice, well maintained yard. What we got was an overgrown, mosquito infested yard. No fire pit. The screened in porch was littered with trash and for seating, offered a stained mat on the floor. When I asked if we could use it, was told I could bring in lawn chairs from the yard. The lawn chairs were holding drying laundry so we opted for bug spray and sat in the jungle of a yard.
When I rented the space, I set filters to find one that accepted dogs. My dogs came for the day (2 small terriers) and my friend brought her yorkie who is blind and was swallowed up by the overgrown grasses. We had to watch him or he would get lost in the weeds. Since the yard is fenced in, I let my dogs wander around. One dog is 16 so he just laid on the porch. My younger dog explored and came back after rolling in something dead that she found in the yard. Since I live nearby, I decided it would be easier to just take them home for baths. My friends stayed and I slept in my own bed. One bed was completely untouched and I let Rachel know we had gone home and not used the bed.
After arrival, I received a note about the dog policy. There’s an honor system in the kitchen and guest are asked to leave money there. I left $20 which I consider to be completely fair.
Today I texted Rachel to see if I’d left my water bottle behind, she said yes and also that she had found a poop bag in the yard and how would I like to handle that. I wrote back that it must’ve been an oversight because of the state of the yard. Also, I had looked for trash and could not find an outside can. She wrote back a defensive note that we were neighbors and she was just trying to communicate. I asked if she would like more money (this place has cost close to $500 so far) as I too, am just communicating. Just the facts Rachel.
The house, I will say is adorable. It was well appointed with nice touches. But again, the main reason this location was selected was because of how the yard was presented.