We booked Taylor's place for 4 nights for a work offsite with my team. Unfortunately, we stayed only 1 night and left first thing the morning after, not unlike the Thanksgiving review a few weeks before me (I wish I had seen that review before booking).
The major issues were safety and cleanliness. On the safety front, first of all, we discovered an unlocked door that entered into an undisclosed area clearly used by Taylor and his team - perhaps an office space. To have this type of space without disclosing it made us fearful for our safety especially as people were coming in and out of the property all night. We put stools in front of the door as a barrier but that didn’t make us feel any safer.
Now for the cleanliness / filth issues. The worst of it is that we believe that Unit 2 had bed bugs. All 3 people who stayed in Unit 2 each developed several bed bug bites the day after and saw stains from bed bugs (no bed bug bites on anyone from Unit 1 or Unit 3). We believe this was a known issue before we arrived because 1) there were box spring mattresses obviously missing, 2) there was plastic around some mattresses and 3) there was a ton of furniture being thrown out at the curb, including a large 3 person sofa, all suggesting that this was a known issue that Taylor and his team were trying to cover up.
In addition to the potential bed bugs, we found bodily fluid all over sheets, walls and towels in addition to dirty sponges that had not been replaced. Below are a few things that made us concerned about the clear health hazard:
* Pubic hair, semen stains & brown stains on sheets
* Unbearable stench on towels and not enough towels for the number of people there
* Clothing sticker found in sheets from someone’s clothing, clearly not having been washed or replaced
* Blood on walls of bathroom and on banister that had clearly not been cleaned let alone sanitized
* Dirty / used sponges at kitchen sinks
Secondarily, the pictures and description do not accurately represent the conditions of Taylor's place, which is run-down, dirty and totally different furniture/furnishings in pictures vs. reality. This was advertised as a designer resort, despite it being completely neglected, poorly designed and priced at an extremely high price relative to the value.
I'm writing this review only because it breaks my heart to think about a family, group of friends, or team saving up money to have high expectations and only to arrive here feeling completely let down like we were. I hope that Taylor decreases his prices to match the value you're getting, and I truly hopes he takes my & other guests' feedback into account.