This place looks great. The cleaner they have does a great job.
Now, I’m Absolutely disgusted by the host and wouldn’t ever stay here again.
Here’s why:
They were watching me and my husband on cameras while we were swimming and having intimate time and listening to our conversations with audio devices. You could see how they turned the light off on the ring camera from coming on when they activated the camera to spy on us. It was completely obvious at night time. They thought they were smart.
I felt extremely uncomfortable staying after we realized that they were doing this. I would cover myself with a towel coming in and out of the pool and had to make sure I was fully dressed in the kitchen area as that’s where the camera faces from outside.
It was just such a headache to move all of our stuff with the baby, so we stuck it out.
They sent two men unauthorized and unannounced to the house at 9 pm at night to go over “house rules”? .. mind you, the neighborhood is not what the house is , so it’s definitely sketchy for someone to just show up at the house.
The damn house rules are on the listing! I drive 10 hours to get to the house from out of state and someone was coming to meet me ?
Seriously? The house says self checkin.. so, it’s not accurate at all and it’s a lie.
So, had we felt that our lives were in danger, what would have happened if we took action? We don’t know the neighborhood and we were not from there. You don’t go to a house at night time and bang on the door like a police officer. Some one could have gotten hurt.
The host also contact you (off of the app).
Self check-in/ lockbox means that the guest will not be bothered and does not need to meet anyone.
The host messaged after the booking was initially paid for and said that someone would stop by. That’s false advertisement.
In the midst of this, I ended up telling the host that I have been a host as well and would never show up to my house unless someone had a party.
The host insulted me and talked down about how he couldn’t see my reviews or listing and basically called me a liar and said he can teach me a few things, as if I even asked. He even messages like a loser, using broken English/slang. Super unprofessional.
So, this guy is very rude, unprofessional, possibly a pervert.
The actions of the host were insane.
I had 1 pet disclosed (my husbands) and 1 service dog (my animal)
The host illegally asked for paperwork for proof of training opposed to asking what assistive tasks the dog was able to demonstrate to assist me as the handler.
Moral of the story. I legitimately have a service animal and the house was spotless when we left, no nuisance while me, my husband, and 2 month old baby were visiting my father who lives nearby.
The direct neighbors of the house have multiple annoying dogs who barked aggressively and throughout the stay.
Bring a white noise machine if you have trouble sleeping.
They do have bugs listed in their listing. But, just know they have an infestation of ants. Luckily we weren’t bit, but they are everywhere.
We left the house clean. No damage, no problems.
The dogs don’t sleep on furniture or do nasty stuff that typically lots of people let animals do and are both trained very well, even the “pet” dog. So, it was very odd that the host harassed us.
We came and stayed for a quiet family get away as new first time parents so my father could meet our baby.
Then, the host had the audacity to request a review!!! This may have been automated, but regardless, here’s your truthful review.
I wouldn’t have wrote anything bad if the host wasn’t a peeping Tom / harassed us.
This is wrong and has to be reported.
So, beware of having any intimate items there. You are not in the privacy of your own space.
For those reasons, I wouldn’t stay here ever again.
Beautiful house though.