The property itself was nice and held up to the photos on the listing. However, there are a couple negatives/warnings I feel others should be aware of.
1. The hot tub water was not very clean; there was a milky layer on the top.
2. Home is not advisable for children as there was a crossbow and pellet gun left unlocked and in plain view in the basement.
3. Shortly after checkout, the owner texted me to notify me they would be filing a $2000 claim against the damages insurance policy I purchased for “new scratches” to the wood floor along with images of said scratches. From the images, it appeared that there was years’ worth of normal wear and tear to the wood floors. Many of the scratches and indentations in the images appeared to have been previously varnished over, indicating that they were not new scratches from our stay. The insurance company ended up paying out the claim, but this was an unnecessary source of worry for 2 weeks.
Overall, the home mostly lived up to expectations, but we are frustrated about the claim filed because we do not feel that we caused the alleged damages. I would recommend taking pictures of the state of the home at check-in to prevent this from happening to you.