So I don't like to leave bad reviews, but I feel like I need to be honest about this place. The owner is very nice and easy to communicate with and if we could rate him separate from the rental, I would. When we arrived, the place was in good order as far as being neat, but I cannot say clean. The carpets are stained, the chairs in the living room are actually filthy and stained and partially broken. We put one of the extra bath towels over the top of the worst one so we could sit in it. There is actually quite a list of things that we made and gave to the owner upon our departure. We didn't contact him while we were there because we didn't want someone in our space during the short time we were there. The pictures make the place look wonderful, and the yard was great for our grandkids. But the hot tub was bad, we got in it twice, but the 2nd time we turned on the jets and all sorts of things, including hair, came floating to the surface. It was pretty gross.
I would not stay there again, nor would I recommend it to anyone. Having said all this, the owner was apologetic and explained that he knew the carpets and furniture were stained, but that as of the end of this year, vacation rentals will not be allowed in the area anymore, and he didn't want to replace the items that needed to be replaced. I can understand that, but then the price should reflect the actual condition of the place.
When looking at this rental, our family read a lot of the reviews, and since there were so many 5 star reviews, expected that the place would be as the pictures portrayed. In reality, it was like keeping this place presentable was an afterthought.
I wish the vacation rental owners good luck with their lawsuit against the closure of this type of rentals, but it's no excuse for a dirty home with broken furniture and kitchen items. In fact, if you look at the picture of the stove in the kitchen, there is actually a hole in the face panel. It looks like just a reflection on the plastic, but it's actually a hole and it's peeled outward, and what is underneath is partially exposed. It appears that it's been that way for a good long while.
So, to sum this up, no, I would not stay here again and no I would not recommend it. Very nice owner, just a bad rental.