This property has a nice layout suitable for a single couple with a family or up to three couples. It is a lovely, southeast facing backyard, located on hole 4 of the Royal 9 on the golf course in a relatively safe location from the tees.
Overall, we really enjoyed our 5 week stay, and the owner who also acts as the property manager was very helpful and responsive to our needs.
However, there were some challenges.
- The house is listed as fully remodelled. We would call it partially remodelled. The description provided is otherwise accurate. There was definitely a lot of work done: painting, new appliances, new lighting fixtures, new beds, and new furniture. However, the tile floors, kitchen cabinets, and bathrooms are tired, the painting was hit and miss, the heating vents need to be cleaned, and the beds were not comfortable. The master bed felt like it was bowed upward. Our guests also found their beds to be sub-standard quality.
- The house lacks a renter's manual with information on access to WIFI, expectations of how the heat and AC should be used, garbage collection schedule, guest access process requirements for the gated community, lifestyle facility access instructions, location of appropriate HOA pools, etc. We have rented in this community before and so knew many of the expected procedures but new renters to the community would likely be lost.
- The welcome email needs to include instructions with the entry code. It took us almost 15 minutes to figure out how the digital keypad worked and successfully enter the house.
- The house was not completely ready for occupation. The owner had not bought and installed the cable box prior to our arrival. Also, due to recent construction of a pool in the backyard, the BBQ was not yet hooked up to the natural gas line and the water heater had not been re-lite after natural gas had been shut-off.
In summary, we found the house to be quite satisfactory after some initial wrinkles were resolved. The owner just needs to pay a little more attention to the details of getting a house ready prior to renter occupation.