Large newer home, clean and Amy, the host, is great to communicate with and she's always wants to make sure you're happy with the stay.
We're 3 couples and all agree that the overall rating should be around 3 to 3.5 stars. However, I rounded up to 4 stars because Amy the host is very nice and I think they will get things corrected.
Here are the details (Pros & Cons) based on our situation:
Pros:
Nice views, roughly at 2,000 ft elevation. You're in between the hills, not really on top of a hill/mountain
Clean, new house, and the kitchen is fully stocked
Large and comfortable bedrooms as described
Amy, the host, is very pleasant and attentive to our needs
If you're looking to be secluded and 10 miles (30 minutes) away from anything, this is the home for you.
Walkie-Talkies as the property were life savers and a welcome benefit (Thank you), since there's next to no communication method at all.
Cons:
No Internet Service!!! While yes, there's a modem and WiFi, it is absolutely unusable except to get a text through via WiFi every now and then. We also got a few emails in and some basic web search with waiting about a minute for each page to load.
It is absurd how slow the Internet is, I would not advertise that internet is available at this property
No TV service either!!! There's one TV in the living room and it does not have cable or satellite service, it is a Samsung Smart TV and it has the Samsung TV channels, however, the internet was buffering every 30 seconds, which made it unusable. The kids and adults were frustrated after dark with nothing to do.
They have a DVD player and some old DVDs, but most of them are scratched, so we couldn't watch anything for 4 days.
Outdoor covered deck, it was a nice surprise to see the owners are adding an outdoor covered patio/deck; we didn't expect that, but there's no direct access from the house, so if it is raining, you have to get wet before you get to the outdoor deck. Nonetheless, it's nice to have
The home is 9.9 miles away from the closest grocery store, or any shopping. The road is beautiful and twisty, but that means, if you need anything, it will take 30 minutes each way to pick up, so buy everything ahead of your arrival.
The lock at the gate is hard to align the digits to unlock it
The keys for the front door are difficult to operate the deadbolt, keys kept getting stuck in the deadbolt lock.
Overall, nice stay; but priced well above the level of amenities provided!!! Thank you
