The house was very clean, and we appreciated the location right by the paved, lakeside hiking trail. We walked our dog for a mile or two on the trail twice a day during our stay.
The house would have been 5 stars except for a few issues. The biggest one was the strong musty odor —maybe from a water issue under the sink. I was worried about what we were breathing in. If this had been a hotel, I would have insisted on another room. I would definitely go back if this was resolved, but pass otherwise.
There was no house information that we found at the home. We are used to a book or sheet or something. I found the Wi-Fi password on the back of the router. Also, the host did not communicate in advance about check in — I like to know this early since we did have one place where the host never did send any and we could not get in until late.
Pillows seem like a strange thing to comment on, but I don’t think anyone would use the pillows here. I didn’t have a ruler, but I’d say all six of the bed pillows were 12 inches thick. They were double the thickness of any bed pillows I had ever seen. We got throw pillows from the living room and put pillow cases on them.
The kitchen was reasonably well stocked, but there were only 3 forks. That wasn’t a problem with just the two of us, but…