Good Day!
We absolutely loved Savannah and we loved the location of the Diplomat House.
With that said, we were very disappointed with the condition of the house and the way this house was listed was very deceiving.
For one, the house was dirty and in need of many repairs. It was vacuumed, and the toilets were cleaned, but the whole house needs a deep cleaning. There was spider webs and dust on the beams above the beds. There was dust in the corners of the rooms and dust bunnies on the floor. The walls by the light switches, also needed a good washing. The vanity in one of the bathroom’s downstairs had water damage on the counter top, the caulking seemed to have some mildew, the sink in the master bathroom leaked, not unless you turned the faucets really tight. The furniture and everything in the house just looked worn out, dirty and in need of repair! It's sad to see a beautiful house in the historic district not being taken care of.
The pictures on Southern Belle Vacation Retail did not match the house. It made it look like there was a lot of light in each of the rooms, but the house is super dark inside. Maybe when they changed the wall color from yellow to red made it darker? I think the pictures on the listing were taken years ago when the property was first listed as a rental. This is very deceiving, because it’s obvious it doesn’t even look like the same listing.
In the description we were supposed to have 2 parking spaces and there was just one space available to us another car was covered and stored in one of the spots. We had to park our second car on the street, which wasn’t really big deal, but the description said e had two spots. Also, the was garage was filthy. I couldn't believe the junk and dirt we had to walk through to get in and out of the car and the light didn't work in the garage, either.
With all that said, the thing that bothered all of us the most was on the second floor of the property there was two big private rooms with double wood doors that we did not have access to. Nothing in the description of this property indicated we didn’t have the whole house. These rooms were not in a separate area of the house that could be locked off, but a part of our house. It was unsettling not knowing if someone was using these rooms. We heard footsteps several times and doors opening and closing during our stay and not sure where the sounds was coming from. It almost seemed like someone was staying in there. That was spooky