After reading the reviews & looking at the pictures, both a little non-traditional for a VRBO listing, I called the owner to get the better picture- He was a forthright and honest person, high character & high quality individual. The house is as advertised, a remodelled farm house, very clean, very modern on the inside and actually much bigger on the first floor than the pictures might suggest. My sister lives in the area and the first floor was so spacious we had them come over to the property versus going to their place. It can comfortably accommodate 15-20 people milling around and talking. The A/C window unit was good at cooling the first floor. It is one of the nicer properties that I have stayed in with VRBO, The location is very good to as you are about 30+ min from the airport, 25+ minutes from downtown Syracuse or the Destiny Mall, and about 30 min from Skaneateles Lake- very central and out in the country surrounded by beautiful hillsides drives. Actually a great place to stay and if you are a cyclist have your run of challenging hilly country roads. The living room as an awesome entertainment recliner chair set that fits 6-7 people comfortably and the TV is large and the cable was easy to use- when you are away from home being able to sit in a comfortable chair and relax and watch TV like in this place was a real luxury.
Improvements: I say almost ready for prime time because I have a ton of travel experience and some of the little things need to be improved. First, we were staying for a memorial service and there were very few hangers or closet rods to hang our nice clothes on for the service. Two, there were only 2 pillows per bed, most places at this level have four pillows per bed, Three, there were very few towels- but there is a good washer dryer on premises so it worked out fine (I have two girls and a wife- we need towels :), Fourth, the wifi was not the strongest (it is an old farmhouse but my kids need a stronger wifi). Five, could us an A/C unit on 2nd fl.I would also say that when you pull up to the house it doesn't look like much but, once you open the door and see the remodeled inside everything is fine.
The car track is across the street and there was a club night on Wednesday but it was done by dusk and the cars didn't start again until Saturday morning around 10am. It is actually kind of cool and eclectic to have the track and clubhouse across the street. Overall, great fit for our needs and would recommend.
