The house is old (“historic”) with fried linoleum, a stained bathtub, holes in the wall, and a basement (where the dryer is) that’s aggressively labeled with “DANGER!” There’s a note saying the futon is broken. The house smells musty, and the laying on the couch was pretty smelly. The toilet barely flushed. The radiators were up against bedding, which I was concerned about from a safety POV. The neighborhood doesn’t seem dangerous, but there was a lot of activity going on throughout the night (just people talking/yelling, car horns, loud trucks, etc.)
The third “bedroom” is an unheated coat closet that’s essentially outside. It’s not just apart from the other bedrooms, it’s outside what looks to be the old exterior door. It was 19 degrees out when we arrived, and that room was very very cold. It it also the place where you’d reasonable keep coats, which is very weird and not, IMO accurately described. I would definitely not feel comfortable having a kid sleep in there. The other two bedrooms are normal and fine. The beds are reasonably comfortable with plenty of bedding available.
The temperature is super hard to control. When we arrived, a window had been left open so it was pretty chilly. We turned up the radiator in the bedroom a little but it became VERY hot very quickly, to the point no one could sleep. We tried to air out the place, but most of the windows don’t open.
I messaged the host a question about checking in a few minutes early. She immediately responded to me saying she’d let me know…and we never heard from her again. So communication was … uneven. (We just checked in at 4:00, which was also fine. Just weird to never hear back.)
Although the house is just over a mile from Perfect North on the map, it bears mentioning that it’s actually a 25 minute drive (at least) because the route over the river requires a drive north. Not a terrible commute, but not as close as the listing or a naive look at the map implies, FYI.
The game room is a separate building, not requiring entrance to the main house. (This is not obvious in the description or pictures, but good to know- the game room is shared but no one is coming into the house.)
The kitchen was well stocked. It’s outdated, with no dishwasher and a pretty old stove, but as far as we could tell everything worked.
Plenty of towels and hair care products were provided. Loved the skiing. Probably won’t stay again.