6/10 Okay
Heather M.
8 Aug 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Decent, but not what I expected
My husband and I stayed here with our 5 kids during our trip to DC. The home was pretty clean and it was just enough space for us. We were happy to be able to use the washer and dryer since we were halfway through a 12-day roadtrip. I only gave it 3 stars because of a few things that fell short of my expectations. Firstly, the listing doesn't indicate that a person (or multiple people) live here when it isn't being rented out. I felt like I was just staying at a friend's house. There was some food in the fridge and freezer and the closets all had personal belongings in them as well. I think it is important to note that in the listing. Also, there were no fitted sheets for the extra mattress or futon, nor were there many pillows, and the sheets/pillowcases that were available were all mismatched. There were only kids-sized comforters, too...nothing that would fit an adult for the futon or the extra mattress, and one of the twin beds only had sheets and no comforter. The bath towels were all mismatched and looked old. Some of them were stained. They weren't laid out in the bedrooms or hung in the bathrooms. The towels were literally folded in a pile in the master bedroom, and the sheets were folded in a pile on a random chair in the TV room. I felt like there should have been complete sets of towels and bedding set in appropriate places for us so we could find it easily, rather than having to wander around looking for them. The master bedroom had 2 broken lamps sitting in a corner next to the bed. That wasn't very helpful. The master bath had a broken overhead light that was missing a bulb and it also had no fan to suck out the humidity. One of the walls had spackle on it in a few spots and a note about how to operate the shower that was written in pencil directly on the wall. There was a guide laid out on the kitchen table that gave some specifics like the wifi password and other helpful info, but I wonder why it wasn't left near the front door. We had to look for it. The owner was nice and did respond to my texts, but over all the property itself certainly left a little to be desired. It was quiet and felt safe, but I hope some new linens are purchased, and repairs are made, and the listing is updated to accurately reflect that this is actually someone's home and not a straight-up rental property.
Heather M.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
