8/10 Good
Steve R.
8 Oct 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Basement Guests
Nice enough snug space and owners, clean, modern, etc but feel they’re are some key critiques to note: this is a recent Vrbo listing that has been previously and still is listed with a competing rental svc, where there is important info in the overview that is not included on Vrbo, and which we didn’t happen to come across before booking. Specifically, it is in the basement of a family with kids and pets, all of which you have a good chance of hearing move across the floor at any given time.
The Vrbo listing only has a somewhat vague/ambiguous and indirect reference to this buried in the Damage and Incidentals section if you expand to “see more.,” which states “This is a family home and we have neighbors.”
There’s one modest window at ground level in main living space, but not much light to be gained from it.
The kitchen seemed minimalist in some ways and could use a few more things, eg a dish cloth(s), a long handled dish brush that works in deeper items like glasses, cups etc, more than one hot pad to get large, heavy, hot dishes out of oven, more than one drying towel, options for smaller pot and pans.
The cutting board looked to be marble or ceramic rather than wood or plastic.
Also, I don’t think I’ve ever not had sugar, and often butter, at any of dozens of rentals. The response upon inquiry for sugar was that it isn’t something they provide. (they do live upstairs…)
Lastly, the two total bed pillows were a little thick and slightly uncomfortable for both of us, but they had no alternatives.
Steve R.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
