The house was spacious with an open living room, dining area, and kitchen. It is in a safe, quiet neighborhood, and just a short ride to the entrance of the Sequoia National Park. We are hikers, and we especially enjoyed having access to the washing machine and dryer and big laundry room. The bedrooms and bathrooms were clean. There were plenty of bath towels, hand towels, and wash cloths. Both bathrooms had hand soap, lotion, shampoo, and conditioner. Some areas in the living room and kitchen had a heavy layer of dust. The kitchen cabinets were dirty, and dishes, coffee mugs, frying pans, and some cooking utensils had been put away unwashed. Too bad! It made the whole house feel dirty. I know the people who stayed in the house prior to us are to blame for the unwashed dishes, but the cleaning staff should check to make sure everything had been put away properly cleaned. We also wanted to use the furniture on the outside patio and deck, and the table and chairs were filthy.

Starting with the positive-the home is spacious, clean and nicely decorated. There is plenty of room for 6 adults to gather for games, conversations and meals. There is a nice deck area as well as a huge living room/ dining area. The location is great for the National parks. The beds are very comfortable and there is very good water pressure in the showers. Bath towels were luxurious. Getting to the negative points- no extra pillows so we had to use throw pillows from the couch, but no extra linens. The kitchen was very sparse- No teapot or hot pot. Only a keurig No drip coffee maker, which was what the listing said was there so we had coffeee grounds no k cups with us. There were only 4 mugs for 6 people and 8 K cups. No air fryer which was also in the listing. Communication was slow- email only. When I got a response it basically said what you see is what you get. And the central heat was broken and we were not told in advance, or at all until I asked. There were space heaters which worked for the most part but we should have been warned - response was they’re waiting for a part. One of the dining room chairs had a broken leg which could have been a disaster if it hadn’t been discovered before being seated! To summarize it has a lot of potential but needs more accommodating management. And more kitchen supplies. There wasn’t even a spatula to flip pancakes. It was the most expensive place we stayed during our family road trip and the most disappointing.

Stains on sheets, dusty cabinets and dishes in kitchen, food on utensils, other household issues, no window covering in shared bath. The water system reeks of sulfur so you should bring your own water for cooking and oral hygiene. The property management co told me the owner is working on this but also said everyone in the neighborhood has the same water issue. Only bath towels and hand towels provided. No wash/face cloths or bath mats. Unfortunately management could not remedy our concerns. Photos of these complaints and emails were sent to Evolve guest contact. This has been our worst vacation home rental experience. There are no instructions or book of home tips which would be helpful. The home does have lots of potential and the mattresses are comfortable but when once set has what appears as blood stains and all the sheets are colored we were very uncomfortable.

The place looks better in person than it does in the pictures. The host was awesome. The moment I had issues or questions I was able to contact the host via text and the issues and questions were resolved immediately. The host had everything we needed for our stay and the host shops at Costco, so it's good stuff. My family and I were so happy with our stay that we are thinking of a December stay. The location was 10 min from the front gate of sequoias national park. They had a hotdog festival in town. The beds and pillows were comfortable. Having washing machine is a plus.