6/10 Okay
Ann H., Napa County
19 January 2022
Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness
Tough to beat and also tough to live with. It's complicated!
5 stars to the owner, Peg, as she seemed to be available 24/7 which was really appreciated. Also 5 stars to the location (right off Hwy 12) and stones throw from Oliver's Market. Also 5 stars to the quiet neighborhood and 5 stars to the water heater which provided an abundance of hot water.
The 'tough to live with' issues were as follows.
1. The inside cottage temperature hovered in the mid 50's. At issue was the tiny vent (only 1) would emit almost no heat when on and was regulated by the person living in the main house. That meant if they went away for a period of time or were too warm themselves, the heat was turned off. There was NO way to rectify this other than using a space heater. I purchased (and was reimbursed) another space heater to cover the small living room area. But between the two space heaters the temperature inside was just livable/ok...as long as I was wearing a fleece jacket.
2. WiFi. Never kept a continuous connection for more than 10 minutes before disconnecting. Really frustrating to lose the connection over and over and over again. Thank goodness for phone hotspot!
3. Neighbor's (person in main house) cooking wafts through the one and only vent into the cottage, so hope you like garlic and bacon on occasion.
In life everything, usually, has a trade off...so the trade off with this VRBO location is the price. That one is really tough to beat!
Ann H.
Stayed 30 nights in Dec 2021
