I really appreciate thorough and honest reviews so I am seeking to provide that here. I had very mixed emotions about this rental. First let me say I am NOT a high maintenance guest that the description says shouldn’t book and I am pretty laid back. But the description for this property is just plain wrong. Having said that the location is awesome and the bed was comfortable and the house had a bohemian charm that we embraced. But here’s what’s not great andwhat is even misrepresented in the listing.
1) the 9600 sq ft of outside is NOTHING like what is described. There are no hammocks, no tee pee and you share the lot with a camper trailer that has residents in it, a piece of warn out junk (like a wooden outdoor shower), and two trailers. The dining table and grill was unclear as to whether it was ours to use or the residents of the trailer so we really felt like we had a tiny table with four plastic chairs.
2) the house is small but it could be really cozy downstairs if the furniture wasnt so weird as to make it impossible to be comfortable. Even for just two people. The two swings pictured have been replaced by one that two adults can’t possibly fit in comfortably and then there is no room for any other chairs to be pulled up. The very heavy dining table is short and the chairs don’t allow an adults legs to fit under it (chairs r too high) so even dining is uncomfortable. The upstairs is better.
3) there is no central AC. There is a window air conditioner in the biggest bedroom and it worked great. Also the downstairs stayed really cool so no ac down there didn’t matter. But the listing said there is AC and that is misleading.
3) there is no fun room that we could find.
4) the beach is about a 1/4 mile walk not a block. But it is close and it is gorgeous
5) the record player doesn’t work. No big deal but it’s highlighted on the listing.
A note on cleanliness. Checkin instructions say they are cleaning extra because of Covid and to not ask for early checkin but the place was not very clean. There was chunks of stuff on the throw pillows and so
Much dust (on blinds, etc) that it just felt dirtier than my own house and I go on vacation to escape that!
The neighborhood is a neighborhood. You are not in the forest in a cabin and the view is of a ramshackle cabin owned by the county. But it is SO close to the lake and our dog loved it so much. So…go ahead and stay here. Just don’t be shocked when the property is not as advertised