Cute place to stay, and we definitely enjoyed it! Something stuff was unexpected, and honestly I should have expected this issue since all the past reviews talked about the same issues!
1. The rental says “entire rental unit.” Although it is a private unit, it is a guest house in the owners back yard. We have stayed in guest homes before, and we try to avoid them as we don’t like awkward interactions.
2. The home is gated which was nice, but there is a HUGE blind spot when you’re trying to turn out of the home from the gate. You can’t see anyone coming from the left side. I would definitely recommend the host to get a mirror or something for people to be able to see safely.
3. There was a large dog who constantly walked the premises. It was always outside, and most of the time was laying right outside our door. Dog seemed friendly at first, but ended up showing teeth and growling at my husband as we were walking out of our door to go to our car.
4. The WiFi went out for about 24 hours, and before that was even spotty. Wasn’t a huge deal for us, but since the owner had left we had to go into his home to try and fix the WiFi ourselves (with his permission) which we were not able to do. This did cause us to not be able to use any of the TVs or our phones since there was only 1-2 bars.
5. There is an AC/heater in the guest home, but if it’s cold out it is IMPOSSIBLE to get that guest home warm. Temperatures dropped to the 20’s and we had the heater up as much as we could. The unit is not well insulated at all for cold weather.
6. The amenities listed showed “shampoo and conditioner” but the only ones there were actually dog shampoo and conditioner… Luckily we brought our own, but definitely Did not expect to be offered shampoo for animals.
There was some pros to the visit! The bed was very comfortable, and they have a working washer and dryer which helped us a lot! The host is very responsive so when we had the WiFi issue he did respond fast to try and help us out. The decor is adorable, although there were a bunch of candles that are completely burnt out. We did take some fun photos with the groovy giraffe!