I contacted the owner by email several times before, during and after the rental. He was slow in responding or didn't respond at all. I have emailed and left a voice message because I haven't received our deposit. It has been 2 1/2 weeks since we left. No response yet.

When we arrived, we were very disheartened to see and hear construction going on right outside of the bedroom window. A new house was being built next door.There was a back hoe running 9 to 10 hours a day building a huge stone wall. We did not get advance notice. We did our best to leave the premises or keep the windows closed and stay inside during the day. We held off dinner until 7 pm when it was finally quiet. I know the owner has no control, but an advance warning and reduced rate was expected under these circumstances.

One of the twin bed frames was broken. The chair on the balcony was ripped and unusable. Only one of the 3 propane tanks had propane and was only partially full. We ran out of propane the first time we used the grill.

I texted the owner to find out when trash pickup was. The cans were almost full when we arrived and we wanted to make sure our vehicles didn't block them on pickup day. We did not get a response. Then I emailed him. He finally popped by unexpectedly and did apologize for the noise and gave me the info on the trash pickup. Normally this information is provided in writing but the only information we found when we arrived was a long detailed list on how to clean the property. His reply to the propane situation was that he fills it up at the beginning of the season, then it is up to the renters to replace it.

I knew there would be an issue with the grass from previous reviews. However, I didn't know they would have a huge orange grass cutting vehicle in the water right next to the property. It matched the back hoe though. The cutter didn't do much good near our dock. The grass got wrapped around the boat engines when we left and returned to the dock.

The layout of the house is great for a large group. However, a house that sleeps 16 should have more than 1 standard size fridge/freezer. We had to keep our food in coolers. There was very little storage for our non perishables. One cabinet had baby bottles. Another was full of miscellaneous items left by other renters. The pantry by the kitchen was disgusting and full of dirty cleaning supplies but we had to use it for storage. This is the first time I left a bad review in 5 years.