From the pictures this home looked ok. We picked it for proximity to my husbands new job. Upon arrival we noticed dirty carpets and broken blinds. Bathrooms and kitchen did not look or feel clean. Walls were dirty and had peeling paint.
Suffocating ‘air fresheners’ seemed to cover up things rather than make them feel fresh. I have ten month old and watching her roll around on the carpet was upsetting because even though I tried to vacuum with my own vacuum it still was obviously so shabby and dirty.
I even tried to wash the bathroom rugs that also were quite cringy, however they didn’t look any better. The bathrooms are from the 60s or maybe 50s and need to be updated to feel functional or clean. I’m not fancy but they had original tile and countertops which at this point were cracked and probably just too hard to clean with all the tiny tiles and grout lines.
The kitchen was ill-appointed. There were no really large family sized pots and poor cooking utensils. I gave up cooking.
We have four kids ranging from 10 months to 15 years old and we just felt unsafe here so close to such a busy road. One of our children has special needs so this was especially concerning for her safety. I don’t understand how this was not disclosed.
I got to the point that I just bought my own sheets and tried to get through it because with all my kids and being in the middle of a move, it seemed too stressful to try and move everyone. However, after contacting the owner a couple times to bring their awareness (as if they didn’t know) I was just asked why I didn’t tell them sooner and nothing g was done.
I responded that I have four kids and a baby not yet sleeping through the night… enough said.
In the end we actually gave up and left a couple days early. We just couldn’t take it anymore.
We have had luck with other vrbos but not this one. Frankly we are a little hesitant to use this type of process again with it feeling very inconsistent. Some vrbos are good, some are not. Some people care, some do not seem to. This one is not good. It is not clean it is shabby and falling apart and it doesn't seem like the owner cares. His information panders for a 5 star rating but overall he/she does not seem to care whether their guests are truly comfortable or taken care of.
If you have young kids or like a simple, clean place to stay, don’t stay here.