We traveled a long way from Kentucky to have our holiday mostly ruined.
The biggest issue was that the listing said nothing about the ongoing construction of six new apartments just a few feet from the property. From 7:00 AM every morning until the evening, we were subjected to all the loud noises construction brings: hammering, electric saws, heavy machinery, reversing alarms, etc., and this occurred every single day of our stay, including all weekend. While this will eventually resolve, it should have been noted prominently in the listing. People have varying sound sensitivities, and construction is a 100% no-go for us. We felt deceived from the moment we pulled into the property.
The cooling system is woefully inadequate. The temps outside were upper 90s/heat index 100-115F. From late morning till late evening, the system was unable to keep the apartment below 80 degrees, which is unacceptable.
One of the external locks didn’t work, and we had to block one of the doors with a piece of wood for even minimal security. Despite leaving a binder of instructions, the owners only revealed this when we complained about it, seemingly happy to allow guests to leave all their belongings and themselves completely vulnerable unless that was discovered.
There is an ant problem on the porch, so when we sat outdoors in the evenings, we were swatting large ants off of us quite a bit. There are cockroaches in the kitchen.