2/10 Terrible
Melissa C.
12 Sept 2024
Disliked: Cleanliness
Horrible experience with rude host on wedding weekend
I have never written a bad review or had a bad experience with a rental. However we had a nightmare experience with this host during our wedding night, of all times.
The night of our wedding--which was hosted a nearby venue--we brought a small group of family home to celebrate. Around 10pm, a loud alarm started sounding, scaring our family. The host sent texts IN ALL CAPS telling us to call him. My new husband spent a half hour on the phone with him trouble shooting, where the host was rude and refused to believe that we hadn't triggered the alarm with a flood (there was no flood, we provided photos).
We left the house spotless, except for a soda spill on a vinyl basement floor, which we tried to clean, but there were no mops or ANY cleaning materials in the house to do so. The host charged us $300 extra for cleaning, and sent nasty messages to us alleging we had lied about the size of our wedding (which we hadn't).
The mattress cover in the primary bedroom had a large yellow urine stain on it. I alerted the host, who told me "that's a lie" when I told him the sheets were soiled, arguing that this urine stain didn't meet the definition of "soiled."
This is all unfortunate as the house is in a great location. However, it is a gargantuan McMansion among small, adorable antique-y coastal homes--an unfortunate representation of destructive coastal development and gentrification in an otherwise charming place. My recommendation is to stay elsewhere and support local business.
Melissa C.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024