The merit of a place has to be determined comparatively. What else can you get for this price? Myself, when booking it, I saw lots of better-looking options that I could have had in Whitefish, but I thought Whitefish was too far away from Glacier. I was wrong about that. Plus I didn't know how awesome Whitefish is. It is worth the extra drive. Wow!As for Columbia Falls, the problem is that there is an underbelly to the great wealth that has flowed into Montana over the last 40 years. Common folk are having a harder time getting by because of the rising costs. And this street is one of those places. There are boarded up windows, broken blinds, and broken-down cars everywhere. It is shocking. My first reaction was that no VRBO should be on a street like this. As for the condition of the unit, the exterior is indeed nicer than the other units. And they did update fixture and flooring. Beds comfy, towels great. But it is kind of a lipstick on a pig situation. The place is musty, one bedroom has no AC unit, and the water heater does not work well--an easy fix which they really must address. You can't do 2 showers back to back, and almost certainly will not get through one.Bottom line, did choosing the place ruin our trip? No. Did it create great memories? Also no. Adequate place to rest a head, but keep an eye open for options.