Really disappointed - Not a good for large groups
Review Submitted: July 26, 2009
Date of Stay: July 2009
My family and I recently stayed at this house and were extremely disappointed with the lack of space for what was advertised as a 16+ person house. The home is modern and beautifully decorated and there is adequate bedding for 16 individuals. However, the downstairs area which is not air conditioned and very muggy seems to be a place where the owner tried to fit in as many beds as possible. My husband and I slept on a futon bunk bed where the rods dug into our backs since the mattress was about 3 inches thick (so I'm not sure you can call it a mattress it was more like padding). The other bedrooms downstairs are very tiny - no walking space. The only bedroom that I would say is nice is the upstairs room with the TV in it. It's the only room where you have some room to breathe. The owners state that they have AC, which they do. 1 in the upstairs bedroom and 1 in the living room - not enough to cool the house down. The living room area, where we would have liked to relax and enjoy each other as a family could only seat 6 people comfortably. The point of this weekend was for all of us to be together which was hard to do if the main area of the house wasn't adequate for 16 people.
We did enjoy the game room but again it was an extremely small room with carpets that were damp so it was not a comfortable room to hangout in.
Overall, we were very disappointed in this house and the amount of money we paid for it. There are many other homes out there that are cheaper and much larger you just have to look. Good Luck.
Owner's Response: It is unfortunate that this particular group was uncomfortable. However, there were other groups of that size that are repeat customers for this house. When I was asked if the house is suitable for 16 people, I said that groups like that stayed in the house but encourage them to re-read the description of the house carefully since the degree of comfort is very subjective. The website clearly states the size of the house as well as description of the rooms. I am surprised to hear that living area can comfortably sit only 6 people since it over 600 sqft. This is the first year we are renting in the summer, since we as well as our friends and family would use it full time in July and August. We never felt the need for AC since let’s say last weekend the air temperature at night was at 56F. In terms of lower level being dumpy; we never had such a rainy summer; normally the radiant heat installed on the lower level worked fine. At this point we are planning to installed radiant heat under the carpet of the game room. It should solve the problem.
Also, the e-check that this group left via PayPal as a security deposit bounced.
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