Clearview Castle - Pool*, Jacuzzi, Lake View

It was amazing!!!

Where do I begin? This place was just meh…The photos do it way more justice than it deserves, and the descriptions are misleading. The good part: It is a large home that will accommodate a number of people bedroom wise, and the kitchen was fairly well stocked. The pillows were surprisingly satisfactory, as well as the linens. They stocked an abundance of washcloths in the bathrooms, so that’s a plus. The homes proximity to the open space and walking trail is nice, and the community raccoons were lovely entertainment at night. The not so good part: The furnishings are decent, but not nice, especially in the living room and outside. The outdoor furniture and windows to the yard were very dirty with dust and the pool was a mess. The beds vary from decently comfortable to not comfortable at all. There are no kitchen towels available at all, but we used a bath towel and there were extra paper towels. One night it was very windy and due to a broken latch, the lid to the hot tub would fly open making a loud banging noise. It wasn’t terrible, but just okay, and in my opinion, not worth the money.

Check in was a breeze

We were a family of 6 with a teen guest and the home was spacious, well appointed and clean. The check-in was easy, beds were comfortable and there was plenty of room for everyone. We did lots of cooking in the kitchen and it had everything we needed. There were uncooked eggs and yolks in the dishwasher so we re-washed everything. The master bathroom is a spacious dream bathroom, the furniture throughout is comfortable, a bit basic. The steps to go upstairs are unusually steep. The communication after I paid on VRBO with the property mgr, Gold Nest, was very odd to me, lots of personal questions of who, their ages, why in town, etc, that came across over more than 7 individual emails, one question at a time before they would "approve" the stay. They have a noise monitor, which was not a problem, but my first time with a VRBO that had one. After all the questions and a noise monitor and camera at front, the mgmnt team came across as intrusive. It ended up being a great stay, no issues and clean so all worked out. The home directly next door is in very poor shape and being worked on but didn't impact us, and the neighborhood has signs all over saying they don't want rentals properties in the neighborhood, also didn't impact us.

You place was a clean, quiet, peaceful place to gather with our family. There was plenty of space to relax and visit.