Extravagant Phoenix RetreatPoolGazeboHeatedPool

The house is very clean. A little rough around the edges. It has plenty of beds and works for a large group. Communication with the host was easy and all questions were answered quickly.

Strange layout—lot of little things wrong. 8 guys, so we put up with it. Neither fridge had an ice maker or water line. Main fridge temp wouldn’t stay cold. Food went bad and had to throw away. Microwave in main kitchen did not work. Garage door didn’t work so had to be raised and closed manually. Didn’t lock either—There was no check in or check out instructions.

BEWARE – DO NOT RENT THIS PROPERTY This was by far the worst rental experience I have ever had.To start, we never received the initial email with the property’s address. After some back-and-forth, we got the location, but the entry code didn’t work when we arrived. We had to wait outside for about 30 minutes before getting a new code. Inside, the house was 60 degrees with no working heat, three bedrooms had stained bedding, and we found half-full beer cans in the backyard.We also discovered that the microwave was broken and the ice makers in the freezer didn’t work. Our only communication was through an AI bot on the Vrbo portal, and it took a long time to get a hold of the owner. When we went out for dinner and returned, all the keypads died, locking us out again. We found the owner’s number on an expired permit posted on the property and finally got inside with a physical key after over an hour.At 4 AM, smoke alarms started beeping due to dead batteries. We had to troubleshoot with the owner for 1.5 hours. Someone came late the next evening to fix the alarms, and the owner sent space heaters, which arrived late and weren’t enough for all the rooms. Shortly after plugging them in, the first floor’s power went out, leaving us freezing again. Although a technician temporarily fixed the heat on the last day, it only lasted about 20 minutes before failing.No refund or compensation was offered, and the owner never came in person. I strongly advise avoiding property

everything was as advertised. great value

The property was just ok. The pictures shown are outdated. There is no island in the kitchen, there is a picture missing from the dining area, we didn't have access to a couple of rooms as they were locked. The property in general could use a deep cleaning, the carpet was worn, a couple of the comforters and the dishes were dirty when we arrived. We ended up washing both. It would have been nice if laundry pods were provided but luckily, I had a travel laundry detergent in my bag to wash the comforter. Location wise, the property is pretty central. It's about 15-20 minutes from Tempe, Scottsdale and Downtown PHX. I didn't hate it but I didn't love it either. I think the potential is there but some deep cleaning needs to happen first. And aside from the cleaning, it just lacked small touches that make a VRBO home WONDERFUL and welcoming.