To put this review in perspective, we are a family of four renting vacation spots 2x a year. We have enough experience to know when our home for a week has been been cared for enough to justify the price or to ecome a rental in the first place. This house had not only been neglected; the decisions the home owners or Vacasa made to turn it into a rental were shocking. The only thing giving it a 2 star was the view and the dock. Both were great. You should know this but you should also know:
-there were no smoke detectors in the house
-Above the range was a closet-grade plug-in light fixture with a plastic covering. In addition to its plug being dangerously next to the stove’s flames, the plastic covering melted and fell off our second night as we boiled water for pasta
-Mouse poop was all over in every under-sink cabinet and in all the pots and pans, also in all cubbies directly above the sink.
-There was no wifi connection though the listing seemed to indicate there was wifi
-The front bathroom and tub sink didn’t drake
-The bedding and towels were unclean and smelled either musty or of previous renters’ body odors and other unmentionable smells.
-In one of the bedrooms we found left clothing under the bed from a previous renter, indicating that the place hadn’t even been inspected before we arrived.
To be clear and in fairness, the stairs leading to the dock and the dock itself were high quality and very nice. We enjoyed that part. However, the other below code/dangerous/unclean parts washed over all else and are details we ourselves would want to read in a review. We don’t want to hate on anyone but this was an appalling experience incomparable to any we have had before. I hope Vacasa either holds the owners to account or amends their screening of properties to at least make sure these properties are safe and clean.
In short, the place was disgusting, unclean, and not up to code/unsafe. It’s our first (and sadly last) time with Vacasa unless the company can explain how in the world they allowed this to happen.