We use VRBO often. Always a good experience till now

I don't write bad reviews very often. It is not something I like to do. I would prefer to be positive. But we were duped. Intentionally.

I was going to give it 1 star because we were allowed to check in early. But seeing as she was at the door at 7:45am on check out day to see us off ("Bums Rush"). I decided no stars.

The house is misrepresented by the pictures. The owner is a Realtor. She definitely hired a real estate photographer. Realtors know how to disguise negative aspects. This was a fine example. We are thinking it may have something to do with the favorable reviews also. They are just not accurate.

It is, by far, NOT a quiet property. It backs up to a busy intersection. Traffic noise starts around 5:30am.

The house is VERY dusty & stained. Most of the furniture and carpeting have stains. The carpet stains are covered with area rugs & bathmats. Even the lampshades in the bedroom are stained. Felt like we were in a cheap motel. A steep cleaning charge led me to believe that the house would be clean when we arrived. It was far from clean. I wish we could post pictures here.

#1 complaint: The owner stayed, in a bungalow, on the property while we were there. My wife was informed of this only after we arrived. What are we supposed to do at this point? Find a new house? We had a busy 5 days ahead of us. No room to sacrifice a day searching.

It was creepy. A window in the bungalow has a cleared view of the hot tub. Zero privacy. The first night she was wandering around the backyard with a flashlight because the hot tub jets were left on - we were being watched. No hot tub after that.

This is the owners primary residence. She moves out when she has it rented. She leaves an incredible amount of personal belongings behind. The kitchen cabinets and pantry are full. Closets are filled with what has to be most of her wardrobe.The freezer is packed. No room for anything unless you rearrange it (her suggestion). A bag of ice won't fit (ice maker is broken btw). There are medications bottles in the bathroom and so on..

Luckily my nephew lives in the area so we spent the majority of our relaxing time at his house.

I tried to talk with her about the cleaning fee upon check out. She refused to believe her house was dirty. I offered to walk around the house and point certain things out. She gave me a nasty look, shook her head, turned and walked away. We are forced to dispute these charges.