So, here's the deal, this was supposed to be my first short term rental. It will most likely be my last. About an hour before our arrival, I got a text from the host letting us know she left the door unlocked for us. That's because there was no power so we wouldn't have been able to see to unlock the door. However, she didn't mention the no power part. She asked when we would be arriving. I mention I was going to get groceries before we checked in. Again, no mention of the power situation. No mention that our food would spoil. We get there, can't find where to park because of overgrown trees. We now hear from the electrician that it will be two hours before he gets two new electrical boxes. He gets the host on the phone who kindly says she left a candle for us. It was a scented candle that gave no light, but the place smelled like a tree of apples exploded inside. Now this place is a basement apartment, so there is very little light. At this point I am still ok, we had evening plans & she assured us the power would be on in an hour. When we returned at 10:30 pm there was still no power, no flashlights, no fridge, no AC. We couldn't shower or use the restroom. The hosts reply to us is that she didn't have flashlights because she was at the store & it would just be 30 min more. Also, this is right next to a river. Cute but watch your kids & watch for rattle snakes.
