I recently stayed at the home and met up with some family to attend the TX State Fair. I primarily booked this residence due to its location to the fair which was one of the best features. So I’ll start with bad and work my way to the good.
Cons:
The home has lots of damage; cracks in doors, holes in walls and doors, and damage to the blinds.
It was not clean: I’d love to be credited for the cleaning fee as there were dirt lines on the base boards throughout the home. None of the white doors were truly white you could clearly see stain on doors and walls from prior guests or whatever May have happened prior to my arrival which took a day to notice as the home was very dark upon arrival. Mold in the master standup shower. The “clean” dishes in the cabinet had a weird stench (I ran them in the dishwasher to rid the smell). Stains were also on inside closet walls as well.
Only the living room tv was set up. We had to register the master room tv, the other double bed from tv had a 32 inch tv and was in an area where there were no wall plugs. Due to such we moved the dresser towards the closet door as there was a outlet there and registered this tv for use.
Most of the Towels were stained, luckily I always bring my own.
It’s tough closing and locking the second double bedroom door due to damage so be sure to use force to push it closed while locking.
The gate was broken but we were able to fix it to keep it closed as it was open upon arrival due to some damage with some sort of weird stopper thing in front of it.
I think the house next door is a half way house. While a few of them were nice and courteous the most of them made me feel uncomfortable in addition to no curtain or blinds being on the driveway facing door so anyone could can look in.
A garage code was provided but it’s not possible to park in it due to broken pool and dirty pool accessories, equipment and trash in the garage.
The vent in the dining area fell everyday, we put it back but with a broken/loose latch it was inevitable.
2 of the 6 beds are soft pillow tops. The remaining four are pure coils. You may as well sleep on cardboard with springs underneath. Extra blankets, which we often carry, helped with this.
The duet unities is stained. I’m not sure what types of stains they are but they are on both sectional couches in the living space.
Pros:
The home is truly Bishop Arts, old bishop arts but bishop arts nonetheless so it’s very walkable especially during the day. We felt uncomfortable walking after dark only due to the neighbors who as I said we’re a bit sketchy.
The pool worked! But be mindful the ad does not state how deep it is. This pool is NOT for kids who has no swimming training. It begins at about 4 ft and quickly drops I believe it’s at least 8-10 ft deep. This was great for the adults but forced us to keep an eye on my 5 year old nephew, although he had floats.
Heath is responsive. I can confirm he responds to all messages within an hour if not less
Overall this home was not worth its costs. It’s a fixer upper that has not been fixed up. For this price we could have gotten a double room suite at a nice hotel. Several bandages are clearly displayed throughout the home. If you and a few college buddy’s and need to be in the area, this would work for you. However I wouldn’t make this a family stay or think twice about returning without confirming renovation has been done. We only stayed once there as most of the damage was notice on day two as we checked in at 7pm after a long drive. Additionally family met us there the next morning therefore we didn’t have the time to look for something else. With a descent renovation budget this home could be a dream! But at this time it has some ways to go to get there.