This is a clean, nicely furnished house in a residential area. However, we would knock off three stars in rating it - One for sleight-of-hand sales, one for cost and one for the bare-bones amenities.
First, Saul the owner, never claims clearly that the house is on the water. But his VRBO listing displays a sign (Stonington Dockominiums), lists “the river“ as an amenity, and winds up with a shoreline photo captioned, “the water calls”!
If so, it will really have to yell. Fact is, the house is on a hill three football fields from the marina and river. The property has no river access. The Stonington Dockominium boat club owns the waterfront. When we ventured onto their docks, we were shooed away in the name of “liability.“
If you are enticed by the rental rate advertised, be aware of the extras that will pile up. VRBO won't lt revierers cite specific prices, so I can only say that after we clicked on the RESERVE button, Saul added a "host fee", "service fee," cleaning charge, and something for "damage" that one must no matter what. Add in taxes and what you pay is a waterfront rate for a nice little house way up on a street corner.
The third star comes off for failing to provide amenities one can expect for this much money. .Examples: TV reception beyond the usual free networks, shampoo, conditioner, and a hair dryer. “Someone stole the hairdryer,” said Ed, the neighbor who let us in. One wonders if it was because they'd aleady paid a "damage fee" and decided to get even.
We almost deducted a fourth star for what one could call Miscellaneous Umbrage. To wit: printed instructions saying that, despite paying a hefty sum for cleaning, you must strip the beds, dispose of all trash and leave everything as found lest you Incur “additional charges.“
We hope others find this useful. You, too, Saul.