Cons: *Owner initially unresponsive when I had not received check-in details (like how to get into the house) and sent messages and a voicemail. We worked out it out through VRBO eventually.
*I was charged an extra guest fee ($240) even though the listing said sleeps 8, and we had 2 adults and 6 children. When I questioned it, I was told it was because we had more than 5 people, even though nowhere on the listing does it state this. So watch for fees attached to your total.
*House was BOILING. None of the ceiling fans in the upstairs bedrooms worked. Only two of the standing fans in the house (and there were maybe 5?) worked. We had to go to Walmart the first night to purchase fans. The house faces East with huge windows and bakes all day. It did not cool off at night and was very hard sleeping, especially for my kids. There are no cross breezes so open windows only helped a little. We cut our trip short because sleeping was so uncomfortable and the house temperature was not pleasant.
*No usable yard at all. Kids couldn’t play outside around the house.
Pros: *House and kitchen are well-stocked (other than dishwasher soap!). Plenty of room to hang out and eat meals, and the deck was nice. The kids liked the selection of board games. House was extremely clean, plenty of towels and linens.
*We felt it was too long of a walk with all our gear to the private beach with a family, but the drive was super short and easy. The private beach (while small) was lovely. Best part of the house. Clean water, plenty of sand, it was awesome swimming out to the dock to jump in the deeper water.
*Nice quiet neighborhood, great location to all the Conway & North Conway attractions as well as grocery store, Walmart, CVS.