4/10 Poor
Jim S.
28 Oct 2023
Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness
Desert House - Borego Springs
The house is great – spacious, comfortable, and nicely furnished. Unfortunately, maintenance is sorely lacking.
We arrived to find a stinky mountain of garbage overflowing the trash bins and no salt, pepper, or cooking oil in the kitchen. A phone call to the owner got us a delivery of the missing kitchen staples, but the garbage problem was never remedied during our entire stay (Friday-Tuesday). In addition, one of the bathrooms adjoining a bedroom had no towels. After a long hunt and several empty linen closets, we found 2 bath towels and a hand towel, but surely a home with a pool should have a better supply of towels.
Every day brought discoveries of new problems. The toaster was old and in terrible condition. Many lightbulbs were burned out. Some we changed ourselves with extra bulbs we found in the laundry room, but others were not the right type for the sockets. At least one of the bedrooms had a non-functioning air con vent, no small problem in the desert. One of the bathroom sinks was not draining well, and when we pulled up the stopper to improve the drainage, we found it wrapped with a drain-clogging plug of hair. Yuck.
The house has the potential to be a wonderful rental for a group of friends, with several different hang-out areas and plenty of privacy in the bedroom/bathroom set up. It’s a shame it is not better maintained.
Jim S.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023