The property itself was nice and was in line with the description in the listing. The house and the pool were both very clean and the neighborhood was nice, though there were several barking dogs and a rooster nearby. Also, be sure to pack hangers because there are none in any of the rooms. There also aren't a lot of cooking pans, but plenty of dishware.
Our experience in terms of communication was very poor. We e-mailed the owner a month before our stay to enquire about cancelling because the rest of our family had to cancel. The host literally never responded. We ended up keeping our reservation and heard from the host one day before arrival, "confirming" our arrival time of 5:00 and giving us entry instructions. The listing and automatic confirmation had both listed a 4:00 check-in time, and we were planning on arriving at that time, so I responded immediately to see if that was a typo or if they indeed changed our check-in time. No response, so we went with the later time. It was frustrating spending so much on a property and having a host that does not respond to basic questions.
The pool was clean and had good equipment (e.g., heated the pool quickly, etc.), but was maintained with such a high amount of chemicals we all suffered a bit. Even after bathing with lotion soap and putting on lotion immediately after being in the pool, my skin is so itchy that I cannot sleep. My husband stopped going in because it was so bad. My 2-year-old still wanted to go in, but his skin was dry and itchy, even after a bath and lotion, and his eyes have never bothered him so much in a pool. I highly recommend to the host that they consider reducing the amount of chemicals they put in the pool. This change would made a huge difference in the quality of a guest's stay.
All and all, I would not stay here again if things stayed the same, but both of these issues are easily fixed if the host is motivated.