After reading the other poor reviews, I reached out to the owner prior to booking to ensure our expectations were understood. I was impressed by his initial replies. I was assured that the Jacuzzi was in good working order and that my small dog was allowed (per the pre-booking instructions). After Anatoli assured me everything was satisfactory, we booked. Anatoli was there upon our arrival and explained that he just put in the new heater on the spa (fantastic!) however, only he had the ability to turn it on and off from an app. This was a problem because he lost his phone and we were unable to heat the spa when we texted and requested it. More than 80% of the time we wanted to use the spa, it was cold and he was unreachable. In addition to that we were instructed we had to âBlow into a 2â tube coming out of the ground to get the bubbles to come onâ (Really!!??!!) after complaining about the jacuzzi not being on he reminded me to review the rules )which I had) and warned me that if my dog used any of the beds, he would charge me to replace the mattress. Thankfully my dog only sleeps on his own bed.
The rest of the house and furniture (beds/couches) were mediocre at best and some so uncomfortable that guests chose to sleep on the couches over the beds. The place has some considerable flaws to mention: broken tiles all around the spa, broken glass in the master bedroom door (to the outside), rusted pans in the kitchen (we had to go buy a skillet just to be able to cook), broken oven door, etc. it was obvious to the 6 professional adults staying there that he did not hire a cleaning service (even though VRBO Users pay handsomely for cleaning) there was dust everywhere, fecal matter in the toilets, as well as dog waste in the yard (prior to our arrival). We requested a refund for the lack of spa use and were denied. This review will hopefully save others the heartache & disappointment we encountered renting this space. It has so much potential but the owner is just getting what he can as cheaply as he can.
