New Bern Home w/ Yard, Grill + Walkable Location

Reviews

• 4/5

• 5/5

  Very clean, great location, comfortable bed, excellent host communication. May want to mention in listing that stairs are steep and driveway is very narrow. I think an older person would have difficulty with steps.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Great house for a family

  5/5

  Family of four there four a week with plenty of room. So much to do locally and in walking distance.

• Great House, Issues Need Addressing

  3/5

  Safety Prob #1 - The silverware drawer almost fell on the floor and my feet the first time I opened it. The slide was glued to the bottom of the drawer and had broken. That is a poor design for a heavy drawer and something different is needed. Safety Prob #2 - The pedestal sink in the half bath on the ground floor is not attached to the wall, even though there are holes to do so, and rocks unexpectedly if leaned on.It is misleading to advertise this unit as a two-bedroom. Just putting two twin beds in a room doesn't make it a bedroom and no realtor would agree. Probably fine for two kids, but not unrelated adults.The bedroom upstairs is bright at 6:30 am. There should be a blackout curtain over the window behind the headboard like all the other windows in the room.The curtains in the second bedroom are inadequate to sleep past sunrise.The bath upstairs needs more counter space. The corner shelving is helpful, but adding at least one shelf above the toilet tank would improve things. A towel bar or hook next to the shower (or a bar under the window?).The kitchen needs a light over the sink.Neither the up or down dehumidifiers made it through the night without filling up and the "full" alarm going off. Placing the dehumidifiers in the doorway with the hot air blowing into the next room instead of the bedroom helped a little. They need to be emptied as often as every 6 hours. AC did not keep up during the middle of the day.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  From the owner: "Hi Robert, We truly appreciate constructive feedback. Since the stay, both air conditioners have been serviced, and a window unit was added to the main bedroom to help with this record-breaking summer heat; a challenge many homes in New Bern have faced. We’ve also repaired the downstairs bathroom sink and fixed the kitchen drawer. We are glad you liked the home and hope you made time to enjoy your visit."

• Historic New Bern

  4/5

  The house was lovely. The bedding and linens were very nice. Some minor conveniences could be added such as more towel hooks in the bathrooms and some type of shelving in the powder room for Products, a large frying pan.

  Other things that may need some attention are the powder room sink is not attached to the wall which poses a safety issue. Also of a safety concern is the inability to unlock/use the front door in case of fire. The blinds could use a cleaning and the yard could use some attention.

  All that said, we would definitely stay here again.