4/10 Poor
Elizabeth B., Virginia, United States
20 July 2021
Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness
Regret.
We stayed for a week in July and it will certainly be our last. During our stay, the temperatures in the area exceeded 90 degrees during the day and absolutely no A/C or ventilation is provided. Of course, the listing does not mention the lack of A/C, leaving the onus on the customer to notice it's absence. The owners are fortunate that the property is located in California where, unlike other states in the area, state law does not require air conditioning-- the unit would not have otherwise met the requirements for a safe and habitable dwelling in its current state. If you are traveling with with small children or the elderly, please consider somewhere else as this unit is absolutely unsafe during the day due to the high chance for heat stroke. At night, the temperature was barely tolerable with the extensive use of wet towels and ice packs. In the mornings, our beds were drenched in sweat and regret. After the first morning, to this unit's credit, it was amusing that all 4 of us revealed that we had individually checked the cancellation policy. Despite no refunds being available, we all would have been willing to pay to stay at another location had there been any affordable vacancies.
There were dead bugs in the upstairs room as well as bugs flying around the apartment. The upstairs bedroom did not have a screened window we could open to prevent the intrusion though it was obvious from the graveyard of dead bugs when we arrived that the previous tenants still considered them preferable to keeping even a tiny window closed. There are red dirt spots on the ceiling in shower upstairs. The rug was kind of dirty. There were visible stains on the rug. Overall, the place did not seem super clean, but it was manageable.
Wi-Fi is not included on the list of amenities, though other units had it. No cable. This meant there wasn’t a lot to do in the apartment, which fortunately left more time to tend to the ice packs and wet towels. Definitely would have been better with Wi-Fi, and considering we found a router in one of the cupboards, they have the capability.
The “deck” is not really a deck, it’s pretty small. Not sure why this is even listed as a feature.
The location was nice with nearby trails, restaurants, horseback riding, and lake access to escape the blistering heat inside our rooms.
In summary, though the surrounding area was nice, we would never recommend this place to stay in during the summer.
Elizabeth B.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2021
