We have been renting houses in SW Michigan for 10 plus years. Of the places we have stayed, this home is the most expensive and the most disappointing. There are items that we expected to have and to find while renting a home, and this home unfortunately, lacks many of these amenities and had many problems.
• There was duct tape holding the floor in the master bathroom together. This is an unacceptable eyesore, which we unfortunately have to see every time we use the bathroom because the door won't clear over the rug.
• No hooks - IN THE ENTIRE HOUSE - not even in the cabana. For a house that has a pool and isn't far from the beach, there is nowhere to hang wet suits/towels. We actually bought 3m hooks and hung them in all the bathrooms and bedroom.
• There was a lack of bath towels for the number of guests that you can house.
• There were weeds covering the entire property which is very unsightly.
• The window treatments hanging in the big bedroom weren't hung right and fell down the first time we tried to close the drapery. The decor in general was lackluster.
• Dead bugs and debris filled the sliding door tracks, especially in the bedroom
• Laundry room was gross and not amply lit
• Toilet paper holder in the hall bath didn't hold toilet paper and breaks apart when used with toilet paper
• Inflatable pool toys all had holes
• Hammock was broken and unusable
• The house was generally unclean; dust and dirt under sofas and in corners of bedrooms
• Most screens had sizable holes
• All of our guests complained that the mattresses were uncomfortable
• Cabana bathroom had holes in the walls
• Grey bedroom light only worked when the fan is on, and bulbs were missing from fixture
• Broken fan light in the main room over table
• There was no small cabinet in master bathroom for toiletries (medicine cabinet is gross, and again since no hooks...literally nowhere to put your belongings like clothes, towels, etc...except the floor, which is being held together with duct tape!)
• And ALL of our past houses have at least been stocked with basics like toilet paper (and really every one has had much more, but TP?!)
The owner's response was that he would reimburse us for light bulbs, but not toilet paper. And he admitted his place could use some work, but suggested we look in a different area for updated accommodations. Stay here if you want to cram a bunch of people together; don’t if you want to feel like you’re on vacation.