Booked this property 2 months in advance, & never heard anything from the owner about check in procedures until I messaged the week of. Was told they didn’t realize the property was booked and that they had a party scheduled at 1 in the backyard and that we could attend if we wanted to. Told the owner I was not comfortable with that because that was not in the agreement when I rented for that weekend. She fixed it and said she moved the party to Sunday after we checked out.
Messaged her again an hour before our check in to let her know that we were on our way and would be there right at check in time and was wanting to know how we would get in the property. Messaged the owner again when we were 18 minutes away asking again if they would be there or if we needed a code, she finally sent a code.
When we arrived the place it is a nice property but there is no privacy at all. We were outside checking out the pool when a man came into the backyard. Scared us cause we were not expecting anyone. He said he was the owner and wanted to check the property to make sure it was clean cause they had issues that day with their cleaning lady. Didn’t bother us, just caught us off guard. The owners live next door and share the backyard, with just a short fence blocking both backyards off. I did not realize this when I booked and didn’t read enough reviews to see that. I had read reviews before about the backyard being dirty, it wasn’t dirty just cluttered with outdoor pillows and pool things. Pool is nice and so is hot tub when you figure out how to work it. We luckily had a couple cancel and only had 4 people staying instead of 6. I do not feel like 2 grown adults would have fit on the upstairs couch.
Main thing we did not like about this property was the no privacy. We were swimming that Friday night and her daughter kept watching us through their back window. They also had their dog Bella out and Bella came over wanting to play and swim in the pool. Bella was friendly and we are dog people so it wasn’t a problem but if you’re not or happen to be allergic definitely let them know. We were swimming for maybe 30 minutes and the owner and her daughter came out to speak to us. They are friendly people we just didn’t like that they could just walk right on over or watch you. Property is a nice property and is extremely close to downtown. Had no issues with the house itself.