Gorgeous hidden gem just 5 miles north of downtown Houston! Close to Minute Maid Park, the Aquarium, PNC Park, and more.
Modern smart home filled with luxuries: ping pong table, foosball table, 7 big screen TVs including an 85" Samsung QLED with surround sound, bespoked fridge, basketball area, workout area / gym with full dumbbell and barbell sets, elliptical, grill, outdoor dining area, and cornhole game. 5 bedrooms that sleeps 19 comfortably. Perfect for large groups!
Place also has a large gate with lots of open space in the front yard for events. Basketball hoop is on the wide side of the driveway so gives tons of room to play. Gym is a half completed outdoor structure with paved concrete. It has a set of 3 fans as well. Elliptical & weight sets are in the outdoor structure. This is a smart home with smart appliances and ultra high speed WiFi (AT&T Fiber + Amazon's eero mesh network), usually operating around 500 MBPS.
1st Floor has the living room, dining room, laundry room, a sun room, kitchen, breakfast nook, and master suite (bedroom, bathroom, hidden secret closet). Ping Pong Table and Outdoor Dining Area are just off of the living room, which has oversized windows for natural sunlight! There's also a 0.5 bath off the living room in the laundry room area. Ping Pong Table doubles as a dining area and also has a connect 4 and giant jenga game to go with cornhole and the charcoal grill. There is running water / an outdoor kitchen as well.
2nd floor has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and the movie theater, along with an outdoor deck area. The movie theater features an 85" Samsung QLED TV, leather recliners, and a Dolby Atmos surround sound system. One of the bathroom tubs is jetted.
PLEASE NOTE: The gate at the front has a gap, so if you bring a pet, please do not let them roam free in the front or backyard unsupervised. They will be able to escape.
Ubers and Lyfts are the most popular and plentiful in the area. Since it's near downtown public transit is likely doable but is going to be much less convenient. The driveway is VERY long so you should be able to park at least 6 cars in the area easily. Maybe more depending on how good you are at parking and whether you plan on using the basketball court area.
You are welcome to book for events but please realize everybody sleeping there must be added and all visitors need to be accounted for by charging a $15 per visitor fee. This is because the variable costs of operating the house (cleaning, trash, insurance, utilities, etc.) go up based on the number of people in the home and not just based on whether they happen to sleep at the home. If you have a special circumstance that you believe warrants an exception to this please reach out before booking.
Please do not use the wood burning stove. It is not insured.
Events & pets are allowed but only if confirmed beforehand.
PLEASE NOTE: The gym area is a partially built building. It is suitable really to hold and use the equipment. It is otherwise not meant to be used. Also, The gate at the front has a gap, so if you bring a pet, please do not let them roam free in the front or backyard unsupervised. They will be able to escape.
Also, the gate can be glitchy so please make sure to enter the code a few times before assuming it isn't working.
By booking the listing you are agreeing to the following rules and agree to pay any of the penalty fees for violation listed below. Any guest who breaks any of the below rules should realize that VRBO can cancel the reservation immediately, and you will still owe these fees. The point of these is not to charge you them but rather to make sure you clear all plans with me and use the home appropriately. Unauthorized raging parties, smoking indoors, sneaking in extra people, disrupting neighbors, undisclosed pets, etc., will not be tolerated at the home. VRBO requires I file a police report for damage over $300. $5,000-$8,000 is a felony. I understand it can be tempting to book for 2 people and then attempt to throw a 30+ person party and hope I don't notice but please understand I have neighbors, I have an HOA, I can be fined thousands for violations of my HOA and when that happens it gets passed on to you. I also have security cameras all throughout the exterior entrances of the home so you will not be able to throw a party or sneak in extra people not included in the reservation without me knowing. I have had guests attempt to unplug the wifi or shut off the electrical. That will not get around the cameras. Please do not force me to have to do any of these things. Not a single guest has managed to get away with throwing a party un-noticed. VRBO will ban your account. You will be charged these excessive fees.
1. No smoking indoors. All guests agree that if they smoke indoors, they will pay a penalty fee of $3,000 and cover any and all cleaning costs related to getting the smell off the property and any other ancillary damages including but not limited to steam cleaning of the entire premises. You can smoke outdoors all you want. There is a covered patio and a covered area on the 2nd floor as well. Just please clean up after yourself and pick up any residual trash.
2. No parties or events without prior express permission from me. Events are allowed, but they must be cleared before booking. If a party or event is thrown without my permission, you will be asked to leave the premises upon my request to minimize damage to the property and may not be allowed to complete your stay. You further agree to forfeit your reservation cost in its entirety for the stay and to cover all damages involved and to leave the premises on this request. The penalty fee for an unauthorized party / event will be no less than $4000 per day.
3. Extra Guests & Unauthorized Guests: The home is suitable for the listed number of guests as currently set up, which includes 2 air mattresses. If you need more than this, somebody would need to be okay sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag or additional air mattress and this would need to be cleared ahead of time to arrange this. Also, children count as people. Please note there are fees for each extra guest and I am only insured for booked guests, so you need to accurately state the number of guests who will be there upon booking. To incentivize this, there is a charge of $200 per night per extra guest who is not cleared, whether they stay or not, which you agree to pay by booking this location. You can always add guests during the stay as well. That is not a problem. Visitors must be added separately and cost $15 per visitor.
4. Pets may be okay depending on the size / type. If you plan on bringing a pet please message me prior to booking with the type of pet and size so that I can clear it first. Any pet brought onto the property without my clearance beforehand will incur a $800 penalty fee and any damage caused by the pet will be charged to the guest, including but not limited to a full house deep cleaning to remove any potential allergens. People who stay in the home when not rented have allergies, so the cost of deep cleaning can be substantial (as much as $800 or more in total), so please avoid this issue by discussing it with me beforehand. This applies to emotional support animals as well if the people who stay here when unrented are allergic.
5. About Service Animals: We are aware of the value service animals bring to people, and we are aware of VRBO's policy of allowing service animals without discrimination unless health and safety becomes an issue. My family members suffer from moderate to severe pet allergies and this is our primary living space when not hosting guests. As such we can only welcome non-shedding/no dander companions to our house as we need to guarantee the health of our family members.
6. No loud or excessive noise after City Quiet Hours begin. Please be considerate of the neighbors. Walls aren’t attached, so you have some leeway here but keep the noise down during the night and be considerate of them. If I get complaints and have to compensate the neighbors or pay HOA fines, you agree by booking to cover those fines, which can be up to $1,000 per incident.
7. Anybody using the yard or athletic equipment for athletic purposes expressly agrees to assume any and all risk of injury from using the equipment. The grass is cut and fertilized routinely but otherwise is not maintained, so be careful, wear shoes, and have fun! By booking this reservation, you are acknowledging that you could become injured if you choose to play an athletic event in the yard, and assume all risk in doing so.
