I hate to write a review that isn’t stellar, but I have to say that there were some issues with this place that need to be noted… If this had been a hotel, I would have left it the first night.
First, the place was not clean… there was black gunk/mold along the edge of the floor by the bathtub – so disgusting that I went out and purchased some Tilex spray to clean it myself! Now, this is not from one time of poor cleaning – it is from weeks or even months of neglect. The rug in the living room is dirty and matted and needs a good thorough cleaning. And there was half-eaten food in the fridge, which is pretty gross too…
Also, there were a number of things that needed to be repaired… my son (who is in his late 20’s) had such a backache from sleeping in the bed in the front room (some of the slats were missing, so it sagged badly), that he got up one night, found a screwdriver, and moved slats from the foot of the bed to the part that supports your torso! Also, the towel rod was broken off the wall in the bathroom (so there was no where to hang your towel out), the door to the laundry was broken, and the yard and the back deck needed to have leaves cleared up so badly, that we couldn’t use the back deck at all. A day with a handyman and a thorough scrub-down would do this place wonders.
The location was great – very close to downtown, and a nice place to walk around during the day (we didn’t walk at night at all). And the layout of the place was nice. And, the hosts were friendly and helpful via email. If the items were repaired and it was clean, it’d be a wonderful place to stay!