After a four hour flight and over two hours in the car, all I wanted to do was check in and relax, but nope! Regardless of knowing I was through VRBO and showing them the email from the “owner” during check in, they still tried to sell me on sitting through a presentation. They were sneaky about it by first pulling me in with a highly discounted visit to a jeep ride company. Then saying the sales pitch, excuse me, presentation, would only be 90 mins because I was there under an “owners package” versus the 120 presentation everyone else had to endure. When I realized what was going on I was trying nicely to just get my key. The “assistant sales manager” who was no more then a college kid, then said he would just reserve my spot with a $40 deposit and I could cancel at anytime but he would be sure to call me later just to see. He certainly did call me a few hours later and when I fully rejected his pitch he was okay with it.
Once I was able to break free, things were great! No view, unless you like looking over a parking lot, parking was scarce since they had 12 spots for what I guessed was 24 units between the two buildings in this area, but the overflow was just up the way. I was located in a unit that had you had to pass housekeeping and maintenance on the way to the pool but beyond that all was good.
Most VRBOs I have stayed in have some overflow of supplies from previous renters, like Pam Spray, or spices but this unit was cleaned out between every visited. That can be a little more pricy since you have to buy every little thing, but all in all it had what it needed. Two pans, one pot, a few utensils and a coffeemaker, which they did supply filters so that was nice.
Water flow was low, but it is Arizona so maybe that was on purpose. Had to have maintenance out twice. Once to unclog the toilet, and once for a very slow draining sink, both time they were quick to come so no problems there.
And just as advised by every other guest who posted reviews… the internet is terrible. When asked, they said it was being upgraded but didn’t know how long that would take.
Property was clean and well maintained, had laundry onsite which was nice. Location was perfect for hiking and grocery shopping and was even better to avoid the weekend traffic!
All in all a great experience.