Pros:

This house is beautiful, located in a wonderful part of Colorado

Being on the river was fantastic

The space was perfect for accommodating 3 families with children comfortably

The neighborhood had smaller options and several other families were able to book in the same neighborhood

Kitchen was well appointed - stocked much better than many other rentals on this site

The owner was kind and polite in advance of our stay answering questions to help

The kids loved the small park just a few doors down, there were a lot of other kids in the neighborhood and they had a great time playing

Convenient access to bike/walking trails and a large park

Cons:

We left the house in as good or better shape than when we found it - discarded a few expired items from the refrigerator and pantry that we ran across. We left sodas, non-perishable items, and some fishing poles we purchased with the owners permission. During our stay, one of the bicycles malfunctioned and had the adult riding with her 9 year old not been an experienced rider it could have resulted in an injury. We notified the owner about the bike the day it happened. She didn't request we take the bike to be repaired, but later deducted $ from our security deposit. My issue isn't with the money it is with the fact that the bike malfunctioned during a normal ride with a mother and her daughter and I don't agree with a deduction. We took great care with the items on the property and there were no other issues noted upon check out. I was very put off by the way the owner handled it. The owner's response was the damage happened when we were in the rental so therefore it was our responsibility. She also stated we should have gotten it repaired before we checked out which wasn't the instruction on the phone when I called to notify her what happened. I believe that we should have been given the benefit of the doubt and even offered to split the cost of the repair. The owner requested time to think about it and let me know. I never received any follow up from her, but rather a check in the mail with the deduction taken out. When you rent a car, if you wreck it you would be held liable and that makes sense. If the car has a flat tire or malfunctions the rental agency would take care of it. I believe this should have, and could have, been handled differently. I am just grateful that it was a bicycle that was in need of maintenance that broke while we were the renters and not something bigger.