The property in pictures looks wonderful but they don’t accurately portray the steepness of the driveway or how difficult it is to turn in. (you have to drive past it and turn around in a random driveway just to safely make the turn. this information was not relayed prior to check in or included in the listing.) house has no safety kit. power went out night 3 of our stay and not even a single flashlight!
Upon check in we noticed several things not done during cleaning, full load of towels in the washer. still damp and smelled mildewy, ice cube trays filled with orange sticky residue (we never used these on our trip, too grossed out), an orange gatorade bottle half full left in the master bedroom next to the tv, jets on master tub didn’t work, light in fridge didn’t work and they never brought a new one to replace when asked, blinds in master bedroom were broken, random earring in a drawer in front bedroom, floors and bathrooms clearly were not cleaned, cheerios left in plastic cereal container that were so old they were one solid mass.
hot tub was DISGUSTING. they did come out and drain it and refill it but it seems this is not the normal practice after each guest (highly recommend you ask them to take care of this on the first day of your trip). the jets also barely work and temperature controls didn’t work well. we had the hot tub set rather low and it hovered around 104 the entire stay unless we kept the lid off for hours and added cold water ourselves.
The view from the back porch, while nice, is not what Fireside claims it to be in pictures. I imagine when there are no leaves on the trees that you have a much better view, but really you can’t see much of anything beyond the trees. as for privacy, there is none when you are on the deck. whether it’s people driving by on the road below or the woman that lives across the street, if they just look up, they will see you. half of the windows in the living room don’t have curtains so not much privacy there.
The springs in the beds are so soft they feel like water beds (this was not great for us but may be great for you). when you lay down the whole bed sinks and swallows you. also very bouncy and disturbs other person sleeping if you get in or out.
Toilets are really small. Gentleman may find this to be a problem.
“Two person jetted tubs” in bathrooms are very creaky. I would be hesitant to put two people in one tub. They are also VERY hard to get in and out of.