Luxury Living On The Lake

Excellent choice for my family vacation. We were looking for a quiet town. La Porte was perfect. Lovely neighbours. Water was lovely.

This home was very spacious, well kept, and in a beautiful location.

We arrived at the home and immediately saw that the outside living space and yard were totally overgrown and neglected. It looked as though nobody had been there in quite some time. The hammock frame was completely busted in two and laying on the deck. To me, it looked like possible dry rot, like the decking was starting to show. Two of the patio chairs were broken and all of the cushions and pillows were so filthy that we didn't even want to sit on them. All three decks were a mess. It looked NOTHING like the photos the owner posted. The other decks and furniture off of the two upstairs bedrooms were filthy and thus, we did not use either of them. There was a hamper full of dirty bath towels and only 4 bath towels that were clean for our use for 6 days. There were dirty washcloths hanging over both sinks that were actually stiff. The smoke detectors were removed from the entire first floor with wires dangling. The owner did not rectify this safety issue even after I texted him. He did send maintenance out to replace the hammock and cushions on the one deck the next day. We found one partial roll of toilet paper in one of the bathrooms, but none in the other. The home was not technically supposed to be rented out on the island. We thought it was strange we were to put all of the garbage in the recycling bin because the owner had a "tiff" with the trash collecting company. The basement is so damp we did not use it, which was a shame because if it had not been for the stained carpet and the mildew smell, it would have been nice to watch a movie down there. There is no Keurig machine nor any pans for the oven, not even a pizza pan to bake on. At one time, I think this home was better taken care of. It has potential, but as the neglect continues, that will diminish. The home is also for sale, so there is that as well. I should have listened to the prior reviewer that did not end up staying there, but I hoped the photos were accurate depictions, but they clearly were not. The most disappointed I've ever been at any VRBO's we've stayed at, and not cheap, all things considered.

We did not stay due to the condition of the property. Both yard and house have not been well maintained. The flower beds are full of weeds. The outdoor furniture is old and dirty. Inside, the owner needs to pay more attention to the cleanliness of his house. If zero was a star option, I would select that.