I would have liked to give this property a glowing review, but I feel compelled to share my entire experience so you can decide for yourself. The Great First, the cottage is very tastefully decorated INSIDE and was very clean. I was a little shocked by all the white upholstery and pillows because that must be a nightmare to keep clean! It certainly is not low maintenance—a downfall that I will mention later. The front load washer and dryer were great and really convenient. The kitchen was very large with lots of counter space. The neighborhood is very nice, but not sure this rental is well liked by the GLARING neighbors which bothers me which I explain below. The Bad The house smelled like a wet dog and was full of fleas—all the upholstery is not a good mix with dogs. My dogs are on flea medicine, but many aren’t and all it takes is one careless owner. The old cottage is cute but appears to be a cheap flip and there are lots of holes in the floorboards and lots of spiders. The yard is very unkept and looks terrible compared to the neighbors. The bush by the front door covers the steps to the front door and blocks the house number. Having lived in a neighborhood myself with other short-term rentals, it really bothers me when owners don’t maintain their yard. There were also some minor annoyances like no toilet paper holder in the bathroom and the only TV was in the bedroom and not the living room. Overall, my experience was mixed and definitely not a 10.

Cute house. Overgrown and landscaped front yard. Beautiful deck. Odd smell to the house, maybe strong cleaner? Decorated so incredibly cute! Loved having a full length mirror (actually a few). No light switches worked(except bathroom & Kitcken) Maybe we did something wrong? Lots of cobwebs and spiders everywhere. Took a shower ( had hair in it) and a spider came down to greet me. Bathroom sink doesn’t drain. Bed so comfortable, it was heavenly. Cobwebs around bed. Husband kept killing spiders. Needed to do a load of laundry but then realized I might not supposed to be doing laundry there? Cute place with a ton of potential.

This was the perfect spot for my family. We were close to food, retail and the beach. The host was amazing and the home was the perfect bright coastal/seaside vibe. The backyard was excellent for relaxing after a long day.

Cute house, only 1 bed in the entire house. The other bedroom had a air mattress, which was not very comfortable unfortunately. My only real complaint would be this huge bush that is overgrown and covers some of the steps to the entrance to the house. That really sucked because i walk with a cane and i almost missed the step coming down because the bush was as i said blocking part of the steps. Otherwise the house is super cute, big back yard, in town close to everything.

Great location with a short stay we saw the redwoods, went to the local zoo and watched the sunset on the beach

Quaint, very clean, and comfortably furnished. No air freshener needed (can trigger asthma) and salt would be good.

Clean and cozy house with a friendly host who provided nice amenities for our stay! Great location in the town.

Clean, cozy place with great backyard for pets. In a good neighborhood that’s close to to Sequoia Park. Home was nicely decorated. Perfect for a couple: we didn’t even need the king bed in front bedroom.