I question my willingness to EVER book another VRBO listing.This place looked as though someone made it fresh and beautiful about 10 years ago. In the meantime, the house has deteriorated.
How often, if ever, does VRBO recheck a listing once it has been accepted?.
The view from the house is beautiful which caused us to select it. . After winding our way up the spiral stair we saw a sign saying something like: SORRY the Toilet Does NOT Work. Keep this in mind. 10 people gathered for a family reunion for Thanksgiving—and the second toilet does not work. ( Can one imagine wending one's way in the middle of the night down a narrow spiral stair to use the john? NOT to mention the spiral stair itself. It is located between the bed and the toilet. In the night in an unfamiliar house, one could envision an accident. Why is there not a gate of some sort?)
Poor Managment.
The owner or manager or whomever took the time to place the sign there BUT DID NOT GET A PLUMBER ahead of the arrival of a houseful of 10. Not until we had a lengthy and somewhat heated discussion, a plumber was finally called and finally did arrive to fix the toilet.
Kitchen and Dining area
The dining table at best could seat 6 . There were no leaves to extend to accommodate our family AND anyway, too few chairs for 10! Too few glasses for 10. Too few wine glasses for 10 and the few on hand of different shapes and sizes. No rocks glasses at all.
No fruit bowl. No serving platter.. No sharp knives. No salt. No pepper. The ancient spices and herbs remaining looked dusty, dry and years away from use.
Bathroom
The drain in the bathtub does not close and I was uncomfortable having a bath as the rubber drain cover was smarmy.
There was insufficient hot water for 10 people. The water ran cold before I could even get the soap out of my hair! Never mind trying to shower and run the dishwasher at the same time.
Few staples or amenities: NO soap, no shampoo, and hardly any toilet paper. No full length mirror.
Dirty premises.
If it was cleaned before we arrived, much was left undone—from a full lint filter in the dryer to really dirty floors.