House was perfect for the purpose of our visit - college tours. It was a little farther out than we anticipated, but thatâs my own fault for not researching more. The house itself was great!
The property was clean and as described. Plenty of space, linens, kitchen supplies. Check in process was easy and host was quick to respond after reservation was up until check in. No issues at all.
We needed a place for five of us to stay for a family wedding in Columbia. The house was perfect, very nice accommodations at a reasonable price. Owner was very responsive to our questions prior to arrival and the house was just as promised. Would definitely stay again if we are in the area.
The house was very clean and the renovations looked great. The host was very communicative and easy to get ahold of. I will definitely book again in the future. Thank You!
This home was just as advertised and just what we needed while visiting for parents weekend. About a 25 min straight shot drive from school. Had everything we needed. Would stay again!
Great place to stay. Our family enjoyed the home. Nice and clean and close to shopping. We were there because our son graduated from Ft. Jackson and when we travel, I am always looking for a home away from home and we found it here. We will stay again if we're ever in Columbia again.
Nice quite area. House very clean and everything we needed was there.
More than happy with our over all experience. Nice they had everything we needed. Also very close to grocery store. When I go back to visit family I would be more than happy to stay again.
We were attending a three day event at the South Congaree Horse Arena. It was so nice to come home to a real house after spending the entire day outside in the heat. Absolutely the best choice for our group to stay at Doran's house.
Lack of communication led to my family not getting into the rental till 5 when check in was 4, communication is key! Once we got in the house was as advertised. Very clean and cozy. Would rent again if we stayed in the area
Very clean and so convenient. All the amenities of being at home!
Very cozy and family friendly. All the amenities of being at home. The owner was very fast at responding and quick with needs. Asked if the property had a grill or bbq and he furnished one for our stay! Will most definitely contact this owner for our next stay! Thank you again from our family to yours!
Our family very much enjoyed our stay. We had an easy 20 to 30 min. Ride to Fort Jackson and back! There is a Food Lion minutes from the house with anything you could need! Doran was great with communication and everything was exactly as pictured! We were able to bring our Soldier back and enjoy him in a very peaceful setting!
Overall the home was in a perfectly clean state. The only issue we ran into was every bed besides the master was hard as a rock with barely any cushion around a box of springs.
I was very impressed when I arrived. I felt at home, & didnât want to leave. The beds are so comfortable. Iâm a cooker & fell in love with the kitchen. The supermarket & more stores are close to the property. I was there for my daughters graduation from basic training at Ft Jackson. It was a 20 minute drive. I would recommend this property because you would feel as if you never left your home. This is a home I would definitely come back to.
We ultimately didnât even check into the property, and ended up going to a nearby hotel instead. I didnât cancel the reservation at the property as Iâd not receive any refund anyways - and at least I could write a review.
Ultimately, this was the first listing that has ever required the information this host wants. Full names of all guest, to include my minor children? An unaltered Copy of my license. I did not feel comfortable giving him all of this information, informed both him and VRBO that it was against VBRO policy to communicate outside of the secure platform. Ended up sending some variation of the information (accurate or not I wonât say). On top of that, host wants to meet you in person at check-in (also never encountered that). Says all hotels required a license and that is why the IRS requires. But Iâve never given a hotel my license either, so it added to the shadiness. Host tries to make you feel comfortable sending all of this by boasting about his âQ Level Clearance with the Department of Energyâ and some story about how he got a fee from the IRS for not collecting licenses. But we felt just through email communication and the one phone call that VBRO put us on together like this situation was bad all around. I had asked to cancel the reservation and get refunded due to not wanting to provide my ID - but naturally that wasnât allowed bc it was in the posting.
So my advice - read the posting carefully. All the way to end.
This was the worst experience for a vacation rental I have ever experienced. I have been renting vacation homes for a long time with different companies. The lack of communication with the owner to get combination for lockbox did not exist. I sent a message via VRBO, as well as telephoned him, on the morning of departure. He did not call me back until 1:00 P.M, and his response is that he had up to 4:00 P.M. to respond to me. My wife finally got him to allow us in at 3:00 P.M. and was told the key was under the front door mat. I was not allow to get the combination because it was used for emergencies or for the housekeeper(how inconvenient with friends==> had to hide the key outside so other people could use). The lawn was not cut(up to my ankle or higher), A lot of light bulbs was not in place, numerous dump trucks passing in front of the house all day since the end of the street was a entrance to sandpit company, the driveway was a steep angle and four inch difference between driveway surface and ground in some area(very dangerous). He then sends emails concerning stipulations about stay a hour before 4;00 P.M. that should have been on his house webpage. I also had to dispose of the garbage before leaving. even though I paid a cleaning fee. I could have been charged extra money for arriving early or leaving late(outrageous fee). I will never stay at this place ever again. What a disappointment.
This home has one or more video cameras mounted on the exterior. Please do not bother or disturb the cameras and do not unplug them. A tampering fee of $100 will be charged per incident of cameras or their cords being tampered with.