Rating Details:

The property manager was very helpful.

The vacation rental was very clean.

I was more than happy with the location.

I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.

Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental.

Reviewer Comments:

Furnishings are early Goodwill. Towels were close to being rags, fraying at the edges and complete with bleach stains. The bench, which is the main photo on the advertisement, was very weathered and splintered. Trees in front of the guest cottage -- which is the rental -- partially block the views from the small deck and certainly from the ground level. This is a high bank property with no easy access to the water's edge. VRBO/Home Away charged a 9% "servicing fee" which we hadn't been aware of and didn't appreciate. VRBO listing said a fee would be charged, but didn't specify the amount, so we thought $140+ was exorbitant and the fee didn't show up until after booking which meant I couldn't cancel without a fee, either. I wasn't able to directly contact the owner with any questions, although I was asked to provide a statement about why I was asking to rent and who was coming. I thought owners paid the fee, which made the very much-used bed and bath linens even more offensive. We found the bath mat and a few more towels after two days; they were in the dryer. Forks and knives (only a few knives) were thrown into one communal compartment. No steak knives. Surprisingly, there was a spiralizer in an upper cabinet. I don't know if it worked, I couldn't reach it. Same for the wine glasses. Kitchen soap dispenser didn't work. Coffee maker was old and took forever to brew. I liked the view of the Lighthouse, and we did see Orca. The cottage is right on the flight path so we also saw floatplanes and fixed wheel aircraft. Don't arrive after dark for your first night; the path is a bit tricky and the cottage hard to find for the first time.