The home is spacious with good to excellent bedrooms. The master bedroom on the second floor seems newly redone and is very nice. The remaining rooms are older but professionally cleaned and reasonably kept up.
The air conditioning is excellent. The kitchen is well stocked with pots, pans and appliances, but there is not a full set of measuring spoons/cups.
The home is full of curiosities: lots of books, a rocking horse, large children's blocks, a large doll house, etc.
We contacted David, the proprietor, about a few things that needed attention and he was very responsive. We had fewer guests than we expected and David promptly sent us a refund for that portion of the payment.
Home and property mainitenance are uneven, with some considerably below par. Most of the closets are cluttered and not easily used by guests. There is a new washer/dryer set in the basement, but the basement is filled with clutter. There is a small storage area off one of the bathrooms, where the circuit breakers are, that has standing water and many old cans of paint.
The attached garage, where you are supposed to leave the garbage, is full of junk. There is an old motorcycle that someone has been working on and tools have been left on the floor as if someone were coming back shortly to work on it again.
Outside, the spacious property is mowed and cut, but otherwise not well maintained. Former gardens and manicured areas are now weeds, some overgrown. Outdoor woodwork is old, weathered, and large parts are covered with some kind of green growth.
An old swing set is filthy and not usable. There is an old, dilapidated tree house that guests are, aptly, instructed to use at their own risk. It is falling apart with the stairs detached from the tree house.
The pool area is uninviting. The pool itself had algae growing in it, although this appeared to be a new occurrence. Outdoor umbrellas are old and ripped. With little exception, there is no furniture for lounging around the pool. The garden by the pool is overgrown by weeds. We did not spend any time at the pool although that had been a main attraction to the property when booking.
The workings of the outdoor gas grill are rusty and falling apart, and barely got hot enough to cook. There is a makeshift firepit that is nothing more than a small uneven circle of rocks surrounded by cushioned chairs that are filthy. The hot tub looked clean even if it had some sand in the bottom of it. We did not use it.