First, the good. The property location is great. 10-15 min from downtown Steamboat. The communication w the owner and prop manager was generally good. Check in process was easy. Internet and cable were good and reliable. Owner was willing to share things to do in the area. Nice guy for sure.
Now for the not so good. The unit itself was clean, but the side yard had the owner’s dogs old chewed up toys all over and quite a bit of dog hair on the outdoor furniture. Didn’t really spend a lot of time out there as a result.
We understood at the outset that the owners lived up stairs. We did not expect to have much interaction with the owners though. The owner was in the unit when we got there (although we did arrive about 15 min early, so not their fault) and asked to access the unit twice after we arrived, once to get laundry and again the following day to get some tools. Not a huge deal, but still not something I would expect, especially in a small space in the covid era.
They also knew we had a 1 yr old. Like any 1 yr old, she goes to sleep early (7-8PM) and takes a nap or two during the day. The property description says barking dogs aren’t welcome, but I guess that doesn’t apply to their own dogs. Both of their dogs barked for about 2 hours between 8-10PM on our second night. They also sounded like they were doing some renovation work upstairs during the day. Figured that could have waited until there aren’t paying guests directly below.
Not a negative necessarily, but just know there are a few sets of short stairs in the unit. Gotta keep a close eye on your little ones if you have any.
Overall, generally clean and decent place to stay. Just would have preferred less interaction with the owner and a quieter experience.