Jennifer, Thanks for your stay. Also, thanks for the great review and detailing what it was about your stay which you really enjoyed for other guests to read. Come back again. We would love to host your group again. Thanks Again Tim

Marilyn, Thanks for the outstanding review. First, I want to thank you for recognizing the hard work which our cleaning team puts into this home. It requires a lot of effort and many times in only a couple hours between guests, to have the home ready. Second, I really like it when a reviewer tells what details they liked about the home. We are very appreciative in the confidence which you have in using this home for your vacation. Please come back anytime. Thanks Tim Barnes Owner

Celestine, We enjoyed hosting your first VRBO experience. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to hopefully seeing you again in the future. Thanks for the recognition of our cleaning team. Come back and see us again. Thanks Tim Barnes Owner

Eric, It was a pleasure hosting your visit to Jacksonville. We are glad that you enjoyed the pool and the covered patio. We hope that you come back again. Thanks Tim Barnes Owner

Donna Thanks for staying and the great review. I am glad that you liked the home, pool and patio area. One thing I like about your review is that you highlight a often forgotten local feature, the " Jacksonville Baldwin Rail Trail. It is a 15 mile paved trail which can be used by cyclists, joggers, walkers or for roller blading. It is only a couple miles away and was a refuge for me during COVID. Thanks for sharing your enjoyment of that in you review. Please keep my number and feel free to comeback anytime as well as tell your friends. Tim

Kim, Thanks for staying and giving a 5 Star review. We work very hard to give the guest a 5 Star experience and welcome you to come back anytime and visit again. Hope to see you sometime in the future. Tim

Kathleen, Thanks for making our home your snowbird destination for the winter of 2023. I am glad that you enjoyed your time here. We have made a few improvements since you have left and would welcome you to come back and stay anytime. Please keep my number and I hope to see you again sometime in the future. Thanks Again. Tim

Tamika, I am glad that you enjoyed the home for your post XMAS and NYE 2023. Our cleaners enjoy hearing when reviews state the house was clean as they work very hard to have the home near perfect for each guest. We are so glad that you enjoyed and feel free to comeback. Thanks Tim Barnes

Eugene, Thanks for the 5 Star review and using our home to host your Christmas stay. We know that you have many options on VRBO, and are excited when our place is chosen for this special time. Please feel free to come back anytime. Thanks for staying Tim

Dawn, Thanks for the stay and the great review. Please keep my number, contact me, and let's work direct the next time that you are in town visiting family. We had some very cold weather for Florida, so glad that you got to use the firepit and grill. Come back and see us again. Tim

PLEASE READ: This is what happens when a guest has their deposit held due to excessive damages. Every single time the deposit is held, the guest will leave a negative review. I suppose to feel like they somehow have hurt us. In 4 years & hosted over 200 stays, with average 4.7 Star Review, we have had to hold a deposit 4 times. So, to put this into perspective, this guest is in the bottom "2 percentile" of VRBO guests who have stayed at my properties. To the contrary, we have mostly 5 Star reviews on this property and many families have returned multiple times. Let's begin. On Thanksgiving Day, I arrived at 10:50am for a checkout at 11 am. We first consolidate outside/exterior garbage bins and begin pool maintenance. This is perfectly acceptable because pool maintenance is required on a continuing basis and not dependent on a vacant property for maintenance. This a NOT a violation of VRBO policy as Frank claims. As I got to the pool, there BUCKETS OF DIRT dug up from the yard area next to the pool and dumped into the pool. There was also dirt dumped on the pool deck. The pool pump had run and circulated the dirt all over the pool bottom. The dirt was 1-2" deep at all 4 corners at the pool bottom. In addition, there over 50 rocks from the landscaping, thrown inside the pool. I assume that the kids were being watched, so that the adults "allowed" this situation to happen, in other words, nobody stopped them from doing it. The other possibility is the children were not being watched, and the guests were putting their children's lives and my homeowner's insurance in jeopardy around an unsupervised pool. In addition, there were pool toys, goggles, trash left in and around the pool and on the pool & patio deck and in the yard. Pool supplies which we have available for use were left scattered everywhere, not put away where those were found. This guest claims, that I cursed his wife. The exact words of my exchange with his wife, which I asked her, "who dumped all this dirt into the pool". Her reply was, "we did the best we could". So not sure what Franks considers cursing in that exact quote, which he was not a witness. The Zodiac G3 pool bottom cleaner had sucked up a stone which was thrown into the pool and damaged the diaphram. Our next guest was due to check in at 4pm, and I did not have my Zodiac, I had to continue cleaning the pool with other methods, which require longer time to clean the pool for the rest of the afternoon. I also had to come back 3 additional days to purge the pool filter. For the house, I had to call in help, to do an "Emergency Deep Cleaning" in addition to the standard cleaning, which is outlined in our rental agreement, as to what standard cleaning covers. Frank did agree to this rental agreement and should understand that we will return the house to no less than VRBO Standards, with a Standard or Deep Cleaning for the next guest, dependent on the condition we receive the home. There were crumbs across all 2200 square feet of the house, including inside all the couches, cushions, theater room chairs and beds. We had to move and clean behind and inside each piece of furniture, bed sleeper sofa. There was food spilled down the side of the stove so we needed to pull it out and clean inside, behind and under. There were dirty dishes and cookware left stacked inside the sink. One of the couches needed to be shampooed along with a shampooing of stains on floor of Theater Room rug. Furniture was moved to different rooms and needed to be relocated back to the original spot.. I am not sure what 2 hours of cleaning Frank claims they did. The carpets, floors and furniture remained unmolested by a mop or vacuum cleaner during their stay. The floors and furniture were filthy. Trash was in every room. The dishwasher was run, however there were way too many items loaded inside and the sprayer was blocked, so everything had to be rewashed or hand washed and dried. The only recognizable thing that they did prior to leaving was a load of laundry, so we applaud that attempt to help. The house was officially turned over at 5:45pm, to the next guest, so they were delayed in their arrival and inconvenienced on Thanksgiving Day, due to the condition which we received the property. Now Frank stated that he hurt his "bad", with my pillowtop mattress topper. I will allow for the reader to judge for themselves. It is about 1 year old Tempur- Pedic Temp Adapt 3" topper. It is Amazon's Choice and over 4 stars Rating (See Amazon Reviews and compare to Frank's). We have actually had many guests compliment how comfortable the mattress in that Master Bedroom was for them. The guest claimed that the pool was freezing and almost unusable. Generally November - February are not ideal pool months, like the summer. I checked the temp in my log book and the pool temp was 76 degrees the week of their stay, and with all the toys left inside the pool, I would say it was used a lot by this guest, and also used alot by the prior guest and by the guest who came in after this stay as well. It is a solar heated pool, so not as warm with shorter days and cooler temperatures of late November. Finally, the guest which came in after we had the house was cleaned, was very satisfied, even after she and her family were inconvenienced, and gave us a 5 STAR REVIEW! I will let that speak for itself.

Thanks for the great review and staying with us through the Holiday weekend. I really like it when guests say in their review what they liked about the property. I hope that you decide to come back and stay again as we love to have guests return. Thanks Tim

Thanks for the great review and staying with us. The couch in the living room was replaced. Come back again. Tim

Richard, Thanks for staying and giving us a 5 Star review. Glad you and your group were able to come into town and enjoy the FL/GA game and our home. Hope that you come back again. Tim Tim

Thanks for the great 5 star review. We are glad that you loved it here. Come back again.

Reunee, Thanks for being a repeat guest, we love it when people come back. You and your family are welcome anytime. Keep my number. Thanks Tim Barnes

Teri, Thanks for the great review. Please come back again. Tim

Doreen, Thanks for staying and the great review. I am glad that you complimented out cleaners, as they work very hard to have the place in perfect shape at check in. The pool is a great feature this time of year and so happy to see that it was enjoyed. Please keep my number and come back again. Thanks Tim

Ricky Thanks for having your employees stay and the great review. Come back again. Tim

Sean, Thanks for the review and for staying. Glad that you liked the pool. Please keep my number and feel free to come back. Also let me know about any temporary housing needs on your relocation. The cleaners said that the house was in very good shape which allowed them to have an easy setup for the next guest. Thanks and Come back again! Tim

Thanks for the 5 Star review. Come back and see us again. We love having repeat guests. Tim

Thanks for the great review. I hope that you and your family come back again. Tim

Kendra, Thanks. So glad that you enjoyed your stay. We want you to come back so please keep our number. Tim

Les, Thanks for the stay and your great review. I am so glad that we provided a place for your family to gather for your grandson's birthday party. I hope that you can come back when it is a little warmer outside. Keep my number. Thanks and hope to see you again Tim