The original property I booked was not available and the owner subbed this one with my permission. Honestly the pictures for the other place looked nicer, but the layout and location were the same. From a critic’s perspective, I see that the furniture is mismatched and outdated, so it’s not aesthetically appealing, and rather plain instead. Hotel furnishings are nicer. I’ve been in condo rental market and I realize some people don’t treat other people’s things with respect, so owners are hesitant to put too much money into decor.
Definitely bring washcloths and hand towels as only basic towels are provided. Found out the morning we left there were additional towels in a linen closet downstairs. 🙄
Washer/dryer worked great. Didn’t cook or use kitchen except to make coffee in the morning.
But it was clean even though it needs a few minor repairs (doorknobs pushed into the walls; a few light bulbs out or else the switches are not wired properly).
And the bedrooms were spacious; the one bed we used was comfortable although the foundation squeaked quite a bit when we rolled over.
The unit next door has a motion-sensitive million-watt porch light that was so bright it woke me out of sleep every time a car passed by. I used a lap blanket and hair clips to cover the blinds.
***One thing NOT noted by the owner until the week of travel is that you can’t set the AC below 70. However, when we got there, a notice was posted that the lowest setting is 72, otherwise the AC freezes up and you will be billed for a service call. If I had been traveling in the summer, that would have been a HUGE issue for me. As this trip was in November and the temps were milder and the fact that we were gone all day…. Turned out not to matter so much at night, especially with a ceiling fan in the bedroom. Mornings were still stuffy in my opinion, and I don’t feel that the downstairs cooled well at all. I couldn’t get anywhere near the tiny bit of chain hanging out to turn on the living room ceiling fan, which would have been nice.
STAR OF THE SHOW: the (semi) private hot tub. After hiking around parks and shops all day, relaxing with a cocktail in the hot tub was the perfect way to end the evening. The unit backs up to a wooded area, but there is an adjacent unit with no privacy fencing between the two. As it happened, no one next door was out at the same time we were, but it could have been awkward.
All in all, this place served its purpose well.