The home is beautiful. The inside was sparkling clean. We enjoyed the peace and quiet. The little pond was about a 5 minute walk to get down to, it was perfect for our dogs. Karen was very responsive.
My reasons for the 3 stars was first, though the home is big when you add the loft and basement, the small kitchen is cluttered and unorganized so there's nowhere to put your own items. The cabinets are filled with random plasticware, multiple pans and things that no guest will need.
The bathrooms also have a bunch of junk in the drawers. There were plenty of towels but I really didn't know if some were rags or were for people, most were old and some had stains but they were all mixed together.
The screened in porch was in need of better cleaning. I took the vacuum that was available and sucked up a lot of spider webs and dead bugs on the window sill and floor. I know it's exposed and will collect pollen and bugs but it looked like only the main walkway area had been paid attention to. There was a thick film of pollen and black mold spots on one of the small tables I had to scrub off and the table cloth had what looked like spots of black mold in a couple spots.
Lastly, I had to knock off another star for the washing machine being broken. I found out after trying to start a load of laundry, water would fill up and then drain. Karen said sorry sometimes it doesn't work. So I had to take my wet soapy laundry to the laundromat for cleaning. No compensation was offered.