Everything was good and working as expected

Easy place to stay in terms of location, comfortable, clean, felt safe. Parking is tough if you need more than one car to access the home, but it was perfect for my visit. Would stay again.

Here's the summary. Check in was fine. Front porch had broke down dog crate, black tote, and loose hose strewn in the drive. We noticed a couple cleaning issues and we contacted VRBO as requested by the owner. After no reply we contacted him directly (as we had his number from another question to VRBO who told us to contact him). We were chastised for not contacting him directly, but the solution offered was to push the dirty towels from previous guests aside and they would get it when we were done. The house itself was in some amount of disrepair. As rental owner I understand this, but hiding behind a statement "don't expect perfection" is sad. Light fixtures were broken and hanging out of the ceiling, fridge was malfunctioning, TV's are NOT smart TV's except for the living room (no cable in the other rooms either). The "Man Cave" room is a converted garage. While not bad looking, there is a massive air processing unit with an exhaust hose venting outside. Kids coughed the whole time they were in there. Finally, there was no mention of the construction going on next door. They were jerks too. To be fair. There was coffee and tea furnished and the kitchen was functional. Bed, though small, was comfortable. Location was convenient to downtown Tampa/Hyde Park.