Caution/See Property Before You Rent
Review Submitted: August 6, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2008
We rented the house last year sight unseen. Big mistake! The house was filthy. The white furniture had stains from juice spills all over it. Cobb webbs lined every corner of the living area. The carpet was black from tar from the beach and the downstairs smelled like mold. We also had an unexpected guest - a rat in the wall. The owners did call the exterminator to take care of the rat. They also did apologize for the condition of the house explaining that we came in after a house full of high school students. I still wonder why they didn't have the house professionally cleaned including the carpets. I would suggest trying to be the first tenants of the season or expect to spend your first day cleaning and calling a carpet cleaner. Also there are no window blinds in the master bedroom so it is rise and shine early. The gas stove top burners do not work correctly so use caution when using or risk getting burned. The kitchen is stocked but wash eveything before you use it. Rat droppings were in and on cooking pots, pans and dishes.
It was a shame because the location is fantastic. Just use caution.
Owner's Response: Nobody was more alarmed than we were that a rat was discovered in our home last year. We brought in the exterminators immediately. They located and closed the entry points and set traps in the landscaping. Since then we have been free of the intruders. We now have twice monthly service to insure our home remains a free zone.
Many families have stayed at our home for a week or more. No problems have been reported. Two families chose to have weddings on our back lawn this year and e-mailed us that the occasions were wonderful and they loved our home.
Each Spring we clean the white slip covers and steam clean the white carpets. Light floors and furnishings provide a bright sunny atmosphere. We ask that shoes be removed in our home but unfortunately not all cooperate. The house is cleaned professionally after each family departs. We do our best to make our guests’ time enjoyable. We have alerted our cleaning people to carefully locate and remove spider webs. We plan to put white cotton draperies on the master bedroom windows similar to those in the other bedrooms. The gas stove electric ignition system will be corrected. This review has been helpful and we are grateful that the reviewer thinks the location of our house is fantastic – we do too.
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