We found the house for the most part to meet our needs and to be perfectly located to the Portland and southern coastal Maine areas and lighthouses we wanted to visit the few days we were in that area. However, I would have given more stars had we not have been unpleasantly surprised to find when we got ready for bed, that the beds which were made up when we arrived, did not have sheets or pillow cases. This was our first visit to Maine and as avid pleasure and business travelers, we utilize VRBO in much of our travels. I have never stayed in a house or condo through VRBO that did not have pillow cases and sheets on the beds. Our flight arrived late in the day on Sunday and after locating the house and unloading our luggage, we ventured out to find dinner. Even though it was early evening, we found most restaurants in the area to be closed. We drove around and at 7:15, finally found a great little Italian restaurant which was still open. It was next door to a local Dollar General Store which we were happy to see was also still open allowing us following our dinner, to buy a few snacks and supplies for the rest of our 10 day travel throughout Maine. Upon return to the house around 9:15, we unpacked and being exhausted after a long day of travel decided to go to bed. Imagine our surprise to find no sheets on the beds or anywhere in the house. By this time we did not want to venture back out, and were not sure if we would even find a place open with sheets for purchase, so we made do. The next morning I called the owner to inform him about the lack of sheets. I found him to be a little abrupt in informing me that it was clearly in the VRBO detail of notes that linens were not provided. This is something we have never experienced using VRBO properties. Having researched the weather for the areas we had planned for our 10 day fall coastal and Sugarloaf visit in Maine, packing to remain within flight weight limitations was already a challenge. Our options were to pay an additional price to have an emergency set of sheets from their "storage shed" delivered or go out and buy a set of sheets for the beds we used. The owner made it sound that linens were not typically supplied in other Maine VRBO properties. However, the two other VRBO properties we reserved for our travels on to Sugarloaf and Corea, Maine areas, had pillow cases and sheets on the bed. Providing linens is something we think the owner needs to strongly reconsider.
