Home w/ Hot Tub < 2 Mi to Downtown Richmond!

Reviews

• Good spaces, house with character

  5/5

  This property is a spacious old house that has gone thru some good renovations. Good kitchen, family rooms and beds - close to lots that Richmond has to offer. Enjoyed walking the old neighborhood streets to Battery Park and looking at the older houses, and driving to hikes on the James River. If you are a picky person looking for a new and perfect house with ensuite bathrooms, this is not the house for you - but if you want a reasonable priced large house that is super comfy and close to lots in Richmond, this is for you!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Spacious Stay in Richmond

  5/5

  Plenty of room for everyone

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Spacious Richmond Home

  5/5

  Very nice house with plenty of room for everyone.

• Misleading to call this newly renovated

  3/5

  Our group of friends planned a long weekend to catch up, explore Richmond and spend lots of time at the house cooking meals and hanging out on the backyard. It’s extremely misleading to call this house newly renovated, the outer siding looks new and maybe the interior is painted and has some new-ish furniture, but the house is very old and creaky with scuffs and major settling cracks in the walls, loose laminate floorboards in the downstairs. The house itself does not seem newly renovated or was renovated without care. House wasn’t all that clean either. There were lots of spider webs in the house too. Additionally, some smoke detectors did not have batteries (upstairs bedrooms).

  Our major issue stemmed from the AC- there is a sign in the house not to knock it below 60-65 degrees- interesting. We were here on the hottest day of the year on Saturday, but even on Thursday and Friday the AC wasn’t getting below 80-81 degrees so it’s quite clear that the AC system has issues. On Saturday it was reaching 83-84 in the house. The owner was responsive about our inquiries about how to make it work better. He told us to take the it filter out on Friday night, which we did and it was very dirty- it looked like it hadn’t been changed in a long time. On Saturday, when the temp of the house didn’t go down, he sent someone with a portable unit for the living room which helped.

  Also, it can be loud with the train nearby.

  I would not recommend staying here, especially in the summer.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Hi Amy, we appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear that your stay did not meet your expectations. We followed up with the homeowner after reading your review, and they wanted to share the following:
  - We apologize if the description of the home as newly renovated felt misleading. The home has undergone updates, including new siding and some new furniture, but we understand that the age of the house and its natural settling may still be apparent.
  - The cleanliness issues, including spider webs, have been noted and will be addressed with our cleaning team to ensure higher standards are met.
  - We take safety seriously and will ensure all smoke detectors are equipped with batteries.
  - Regarding the AC, we apologize for the discomfort you experienced during the hottest day of the year. We were responsive and took several steps to quickly resolve the issue, including sending a portable AC unit while we completed the repairs.
  - Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention. Your feedback is valuable as it helps us improve the guest experience. We hope you consider staying with us again under better circumstances.

• Great home

  5/5

  Enjoyed our time

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo