Check in is After 4pm -Arrived 4:10pm to check in. Cleaner came out, said she had arrived 1 hr prior to clean since she was told no one was checking in till the next day. She said it would be 3 hrs till she is done. Manager called & said prior guests left it very bad, worse than usual, which is why it was taking longer. (Check out time is 10am.) If the company knew it would take longer they had my number. We left at 1030am to arrive at 4pm to check in with 7 children, 2 of them being infants. It was my sons birthday, and we were ready to finally exit the vehicle, but we were sent away and tried to kill 2 hours at Walmart, which is not as fun as it may sound, especially with 2 infants and 5 tired children. I call manager back (2 hrs after when check in was supposed to be) asking for an ETA because my baby stuff is in the truck bed and the storm just arrived, getting my baby stuff soaked. We planned the drive to miss the storm, and wouldve been fine. He says another 30 mins so we are stuck in a parking lot for almost 3 hours longer than we are supposed to be, on my sons birthday.
Infant formulas going bad because our ice packs are melting, baby stuff soaked, which i needed for our plans the next day. Everyones tired and exhausted from the drive. It was a horrible/nightmare start to our vacation!
Besides all that the house itself is very large. Kitchens big, decks on every level. I was on the top floor, which was nice but the lower levels had bugs like centipedes which i had never seen in person before and i hope to never see again. There are bug traps throughout the house to help, and it is very woodsy, so the potential for large spiders, flying ant looking things, and centipedes of course is real- and we kept doors closed. The kitchen and house in general was well equipped with things you might need. Basketball court was a unique feature. I want to note that the driveway itself is a sharp angle, which makes it difficult to get in/out, especially in the rain.
Overall the stay was okay, and we cleaned very well so no one would have to go through what we had to when we tried to check in, plus the cleaning lady was so nice- we wanted to make her life easier since it sounded like the mix up wasnt her fault. Next time we will stay somewhere else though. We had to do my sons bday cookies the next day since it took so long to check in. Ive never had to be sent away with different stories before, with no money off-or anything at all for the inconvenience.