I'll start with saying that the property is recently renovated and is in a very nice spot in Guerneville. The property lives up to the photos and has plenty of parking. The kitchen has plenty of pots and pans and a gas range, which is always a pleasure to cook on.
Practically, our enjoyment was hampered by a few factors.
The bunk beds are incredibly uncomfortable. Two of the "beds" were actually bean-bag chairs, which shouldn't really count as beds on VRBO. One of our guests actually blew up their own air mattress and slept on that instead.
The master bedroom did not have a door and opened directly into the basement, where the two beanbags and bunk bed were. Hope you weren't hoping for privacy!
Despite charing a rather steep cleaning fee, signage was clearly posted around the house imploring you to do two loads of laundry before you leave, and to empty all garbages and recycling. Additionally, you will be charged extra if you do not clean and put away all dishes before you leave. Nothing like spending my weekend getaway cleaning the property I already paid to have cleaned! Don't get me wrong, I usually clean places before I leave, but this felt heavy-handed. It would not have been as offensive if the cleaning fee was cheaper.
We chose this property because it has a hot tub, which was an important feature for our party. Inside the home, you are informed that "if the hot tub needs to be drained after your stay, you will be charged for the service." Unfortunately for our group, spending a couple hours over the course of Friday and Saturday night was (apparently) enough trigger this. After texting the spa cleaning company, it seemed as though it hot tub did not necessarily NEED to be drained (could be treated with chemicals instead), but Charlie insisted on going that route.
After talking to both Charlie and the Spa Care Company to understand all sides of the problem, I came up with what I thought to be a reasonable compromise. My compromise was shot down immediately by Charlie, and he ended our correspondence by telling me that he would filter all future messages from me as spam.
Guessing that if a couple hours of use is enough to trigger a very expensive charge (look up Diamond Spa Care's basic clean out service!), that you might as well not use the spa at all... or be prepared to pay (literally!!) for the consequences. We are not the only review to mention getting charged a fee after minimal use, either.