We made the best of our stay, but unfortunately there were several issues that keep me from recommending this home at this time.The biggest problem was the A/C. The first night the house was very warm, the central unit appeared to freeze up, and had to be turned off. With a large family group and it being late, relocating wasn’t practical, so we used fans, opened bedroom doors, and made it work. The A/C began cooling the next day, but we left it at 75 because we were afraid it would freeze again. The bedrooms remained quite warm. The unit also made an extremely loud banging noise when cycling on and off, waking us several times during the 2nd night.There was also a noticeable stale cigarette/smoky smell throughout the house. We had trouble getting hot water to the showers as well; after running it for 30–45 minutes, we finally had enough hot water for a shower.The host was responsive and apologetic, which we appreciated. Since we were only there two nights for a special family weekend, we chose to work around the problems rather than let them ruin our time together. However, the A/C, hot water, and odor need attention before I could recommend this property, especially for a large group during the Texas summer.In the end the host didn’t offer to give us a refund or return our texts after we asked for partial compensation.