This home was exactly as pictured. It was truly stunning. The colors, designs and décor of light blue and white were classically modern. All the rooms were clean and gorgeous. The beds were super comfortable and the comforters on them were soft as clouds. We would definitely book this place again in a heartbeat. However, there’s still room for small improvements.
The owners read the previous reviews and had new dining room chairs and measuring cups. However, still no oven mitts, dishtowels or measuring spoons. We were tempted to use the bathroom towels as oven mitts and dishtowels, but all the towels are pure white and they charge for any stains at $4 to $15 per towel. We went and bought a white and teal set of oven mitts and dish towels similar to their color scheme. We left them there and hope they keep them as they are direly needed.
Absolutely no food is included. I’m talking about not even salt and pepper shakers. We bought new ones and left them there, but they likely throw anything edible out to avoid the possibility of contaminations. The fridge worked well, with a small issue being the ice dispenser only does crushed ice, even when cubed is selected.
Only one extra kitchen trash bag was included. There was also a cute, but tiny, bottle of dish soap. They provide one tablet of dishwasher detergent, so you’ll have to buy your own or wash by hand until that soap runs out. We’re talking a house that hosts 12 people, so ideally, there would be one extra trash bag per day, one dishwasher tablet per day, and an extra tiny bottle of dish soap for every 3 or so days of your stay.
The kitchen utensils were good, but the potato masher was too flimsy to hold up unless you placed your hand near the masher, which is extremely hot when preparing potatoes. It’s actually a safety hazard. The cutting board is about the size of a mouse pad.
What they DESPERATELY needed most was a working can opener. There is one, but it only punctures and doesn’t rotate at all. We almost made a fun night of it trying to get a can open as we passed it around the room, each person thinking they’d find the trick to working it. Nope!
All the fixes were small things that could be done for $20 total. Less actually, since we already bought some of the things for them. Or you can just come prepared. All things considered, this truly was a fantastic place to stay. We hope you have as great a time on your vacation as we did on ours.