8/10
First of all, the house was perfect, exactly what we wanted, which was a retreat style house. The view was incredible, and the spaces inside gave us all room to spread out, but also still feel together. I would definitely stay here again.The house was mostly clean, but there were a lot of dust bunnies and some dog hair around. No other complaints, though.The listing stated that the kayaks were at the marina, but they weren't there. Then, when we were on a walk, we saw the kayaks under the porch. Since we didn't have a way to transport them, we couldn't take them out. That was disappointing.Check-in was a bit stressful, because we didn't get any instructions at all, so I tried messaging Russ the morning of our stay, and when I didn't get a response for a few hours, I tried calling him. When he didn't pick up, I called the VRBO customer support, and they were able to get through to him, whereupon we connected, and things went fine from there. Russ was a very nice host, very welcoming and helpful. I just wish the communication had been a little better.There was a dog that was an Australian Shepherd mix that hung around our house the entire week we were there. He was very well-trained and great with the children. We ended up asking around to see if he was an abandoned dog or not, and one of the houses down the road said that they thought he was the farm's dog. Since he was so well-trained, we didn't mind his company (the kids loved it!).Overall positive experience!
Sarah H.
5 nachten verbleven in juli 2025