There were many maintenance issues -- dirty kitchen drawers, beeping smoke detectors (yup, one woke us up at 5am), porch fans and lights that donât work, etc. Those of us who used the pool received dozens of very itchy bites from no see ums (i.e., fleas).
Beyond this, the host was EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to work with. Thereâs a far, far more paperwork to secure this rental than most. When I had not responded the same day, I woke to a terse âsecond noticeâ email the next morning.
With this hostâs exacting standards about guestâs responsiveness, I was appalled by his lack of communication. I contacted him three days before our stay via the portal he directs guests to outside the vrbo system and via email. No response to either.
On the day we arrived, we were left literally waiting outside in the heat for 1 hour 37 minutes past the check in time.
In fairness to the host, he was traveling outside the country, and I understand that mistakes happen.
However, itâs more than a mistake when you donât respond communications over several days and leave guests waiting for nearly 2 hours. It's also more than a mistake when you fail to acknowledge the seriousness of the problem. The irony is rich that he required us to pay to check out 1 hour late when he offered NOTHING for leaving us waiting outside for nearly 2 hours.