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4/10 Poor
27 August 2024
Old house, could have been cleaner
Rating Details:
The property manager was very helpful.
The vacation rental was very dirty.
I was very happy with the location.
I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
The good: The house was spacious and had a moderately updated kitchen. The back screen porch with a table was very nice. The location was quiet with quick access to Chicken City and also down to The Pearl & the park. When the house's water was unfortunately shut off in the middle of the Week because the owner had missed a utility payment Harbour Rentals office was very helpful and quick to contact the city and resolve the issue for us. The office staff in general are always very kind and accommodating - we have rented from HR for years.The less good: Unfortunately we were unable to use the master bedroom/bath because of strong pet odors (cat).There were quite a lot of old spiderwebs, dead insects, and debris along all baseboards and under furniture. A lot of the wallpaper was peeling significantly leaving large areas uncovered. The house felt as though it had been left unoccupied for a couple months or longer. The living room couches did not match the photos or the blue wicker-style chairs - instead they were standard older sofas and had a very strong dog odor despite already having couch covers thrown over top when we got there. There were throw rugs everywhere and we vacuumed up about 4 full canisters worth of dog hair and debris that I know was not from us - we did not bring pets. The FYI: house is definitely old with little step-downs/ups, the wood flooring is curved, and the doorknobs etc. are old. This isn't a bad thing - we thought it added a little charm. But if you're looking for a modern or fully updated house this won't be it.We spoke with HR and they planned to communicate the need for a good deep clean. If it was clean, without odors, and all rooms able to be used we would have given it full marks. Unfortunately it was only a 2/5 for us.