I’ll start by saying the overall experience was pleasant. Our families enjoyed the pool, the additional movie area in the pool house and the spaciousness of the property.
I was not able to get house rules until I booked the VRBO (even after contacting the host). When booking, the site states that once you’ve booked, you cannot get a full refund, because we were booking within three weeks of the trip. The place looked so appealing that we jumped for it. Once we received the house rules, we had second thoughts, but if we cancelled, we would only get 1/2 our money back.
Quiet hours are stated at 10 pm. Once receiving the booking info, the rules state 9 pm and quiet hours literally mean no activities outside, even if quiet.
During the summer, it doesn’t get dark until 9:30 pm. Why have a fire pit offered, if you can’t even use it? There was always a rush after pool time to get dinner made and still have time to enjoy the rest of the property before having to go inside for the night.
The house is wonderful. It is stocked with everyday needs: towels, most kitchen appliances, pantry basics, bedding, extra blankets. The pool does not disappoint- it is as beautiful as indicated. The pool house also stores lots of blow up pool floats and a plug-in air pump.