We feel compelled to describe some of the things that are not in the property description that we wish we had known before we agreed to rent for an extended stay.
* The pictures show a 3 story house, however the entire third floor, a spacious master suite was not available. Rather, it was closed, locked, and electronically monitored by the owners. Had we known the entire house wasn't available we would have chosen a different property. The rented space consists of only two of the floors. The main floor is where the two rather small guest bedrooms and one shared small bathroom are located. The basement is a large open area with the tv and pool table. Also, the house is located in a neighborhood on the edge of Kingston. There are neighbors on both sides and across the street, so it isn't really a "cabin in the woods", although the backyard is spacious and private and heavily wooded.
* The water in the house has a distinct and strong sulphuric smell and taste so we suggest you come prepared to buy bottled water to drink. This water has also stained all the toilet bowls.
* There are no window coverings in the bedrooms so we suggest you bring eye masks if you want to sleep in.
*there is not really any storage / bureaus for clothing in the two bedrooms - plan on living out of a suitcase. There was plenty of room in the closets for hanging clothing.
* There are also several things in need of repair that have clearly not gotten attention such as:
- air conditioner that cools the main living area didn't function properly and was leaking consistently so we finally just turned it off and got along without A/C in the common rooms.
- lights in the kitchen are not functioning making it more difficult to cook
- pool table is lovely but there are no adult-sized pool cues
- railing on front stairs has rotted and is unsafe to bear any weight.
- there are several electrical outlets that do not work causing some challenges for remote workers.
In fairness, we reached out to owners to let them know these things but our email went unanswered.