We were excited to stay here this summer. Camps were mostly canceled and we thought our kids would love playing in the nearby river. The positives are that the home has a great location, is private and has ample space (we were a family of 6 with our 2 dogs). Everyone had a bed. Unfortunately, when we arrived the house was not very clean. There were smudges all over the front door, the furniture and carpet had a lot of dog hair, we only saw 1 vacuum and 1 dust buster, and the vacuum was ancient and barely worked. There were cobwebs in all the corners, and dead bugs in every windowsill. The fridge clearly is not cleaned out in between visitors (I threw away a condiment bottle that expired in 2012, and the shelves had spills on them.) The dishwasher doesn't work that great, and dishes with food still stuck on them had been stacked back on the shelves. It would be disappointing in normal times, but during COVID, it was really upsetting to come into a space knowing how little care went into cleaning after the last group checked out. Other than that, one of the downstairs bedrooms smelled very musty, there was a small dehumidifier you had to keep running at all times to keep it from getting too mildewy (we emptied 2-3x per day), the tile in the downstairs shower was falling off, tons of light bulbs were out and the beds were extra firm and uncomfortable. The one a/c unit and ceiling fan do not make an impact on hot days so it was uncomfortably hot! The river is the highlight, but be aware that it is a steep ledge you have to climb down to get to the river. It was ok for my kids once we had water shoes, but from looking at the picture, we thought it looked like the river was level with the road and would be more accessible. The owner left a manual that said a $5/bag charge would apply to trash left behind. We went to the dump the day before checkout, but on the last day checkout is at 11 and the dump doesn't open until 12. You can't go without a sticker, and you have to return the sticker to the house after you go to the dump. We thought it would be easier to pay for the last day's trash, but when I texted the owner to tell them this, they told me that it was a $50 min. When I told them that it didn't say that in the manual they just said the manual was out of date (meanwhile the VRBO policies don't say you have to take trash away). The owner did take my feedback about improving cleaning so hopefully others will have a better experience.
