My children and I stayed in this home in July 2019. Tonjia was very sweet when we showed up earlier than expected! She was outside waiting on us, allowed us to go in and get settled. The peppermints and water were refreshing and a nice touch. The kids enjoyed being able to watch Netflix as well. The plants on the front porch added a homey feel and I thought was nice :) The kitchen is well stocked with all the basics for cooking.
Unfortunately, these were the only positives. The location of the property is not as described. It’s in a rough part of the neighborhood and the other homes were not taken care of as stated in the listing. When we walked into the bedrooms, even though it said no smoking, we smelled some sort of stale smoke smell. Maybe from the past renters? The beds were uncomfortable but were nicley decorated. The washer didn’t operate correctly so it took our clothes 2.5 hrs to dry. The kitchen stovetop wasn’t clean at all. It was greasy and the vent hood was covered in dust and grime. The trash can under the sink is supposed to roll on a track and it’s just kind of set on two by fours. So when you pull it out, you have to pick it up and arrange it back on the boards.
Checking in was wonderful. We arrived early unexpectedly and she let us in no problem! Very much appreciated and was prepared to leave a wonderful review!! However, when checking out, a gentleman came and knocked on the door a half hour before checkout asking if we were ready to go yet. After saying no, he went out to his truck in front of the house and waited. Twenty minutes later he came back up on the porch while my girls were attempting to get things on the porch to be able to leave on time. Again, he came up and asked if we were ready to go. I feel that he should’ve asked to speak to an adult. Unbeknownst to me, as I was inside still packing up, he was asking my girls how long it took to get home, where we lived, if they were there alone, where our car was, where did the car go, complaining that it was going to take to long to get back from their destination etc. I heard the last part and told my daughter to get back in the house and I locked the door. My children and I felt SO unsafe and I was furious that he felt the need to investigate through my children!!! My girls stated they didn’t want to be disrespectful and go back in the house, when he was asking questions, they felt very unsafe!! I frantically called to see if my boys were close to home because I felt I needed a male presence there ASAP. They were 4 mins away. After I locked the door, the gentleman proceeded to have a seat on the porch while we finished packing and waited on our ride. At 11:01 our ride came. We went outside and he was saying “yeah you all have to hurry because we have people coming in two hours”. At 11:02, my son asked 2x if he could change his clothes really quick, the gentleman was pretty rude, acting like he didn’t have the time or patience to answer. Not having a choice, my son went upstairs and changed his shirt and shorts, was back outside in less than a minute. We scurried around and shoved everything in the car to get out of there as soon as possible. We pulled out at 11:08, check out was 11a. We went down the street to a convenience store parking lot- mind you it’s in a bad part of town still - and had to repack the car correctly. My children and I have NEVER felt so unsafe, uncomfortable and like an inconvenience, more than that day. His wonderful wife’s sweetness and flexibility of letting us in early is the reason I gave two stars. Had it not been for that it would’ve been zero. Due to the chaos of checking out, we didn’t get to put out the trash or put the bedclothes in the basket. However the beds were stripped, the dishwasher loaded, all clutter and trash picked up.