When we arrived the house seemed clean but by midweek mouse excrement was showing up: on counters, in bathrooms, and in the kitchen. Two mice were caught in indoor traps and we found two more live mice in a decorative milk can that we had to deal with. They would run across the floor in front of us when we were sitting or lying down. There were mouse droppings on the nightstand close to my head where I slept. We could hear them making noise behind walls. It got progressively worse through the week.
There were numerous traps set inside and out and also ultrasonic mouse repellers plugged into outlets throughout the house. Cal apologized and said they’ve never had a problem with mice and all the traps and repellers were preventative. He came and set out 7 new traps in the house.
We considered leaving early but didn’t want to ruin the vacation for our teens & 20’s kids. On our last afternoon Cal offered a hotel room for that night but by that time most of our party were out hiking and it wasn’t feasible to move.
We’ve rented vacation homes since the 1990’s and this is the first time I’ve given anything less than 5 stars. We prefer remote country settings, even so, I don't remember ever encountering mice. They are unsanitary, carry disease, and it wasn’t just one but there were numerous, possibly many mice. They were extremely unpleasant to deal with and added a great deal of stress to our vacation, therefore I believe this poor review is fair. Had we known ahead of time we would not have rented this property and others may wish to inquire about this situation before they rent.