The house was exactly what we expected; nice, updated, good back yard, parking, plenty of extra pillows and blankets. The second 1/2 of this rental process was very nice, the first 1/2 was VERY frustrating. This rental was secured through Vrbo, normally this process is very easy, but this house uses Vrbo to “advertise” on or traffic renters. Once I submitted my reservations my card was charged for a small amount by Vrbo and then 3rd party reached out for permission to charge the remaining balance. (The 3rd party seemed very spam like.) The 3rd party required a selfie be texted with the card used for the reservation and the license of the card holder. When I pushed back on this intrusive request I was told it was required by their credit card processor. I asked for their CC processor to then reach out to me directly for this information. They responded this it is actually for their “peace is mind” knowing someone isn’t using a stolen CC. That liability would fall on VRBO, if they were using their services properly. After much back and forth I finally complied due to running out of time to book something else. I covered all but the last 4 of the CC and the state and zip of my license still showing the full name, nope, this still wasn’t enough information for them! This was the most sketchy request of information I have ever dealt with and would suggest others look for a different rental or this management group (Newman Hospitality) figure out a different process.

The home was nice, but not the best location. It was the bugs that made it not so pleasant. Ants, some dead bugs in my bed. I saw a bed bug on the wall, but didn’t see any in the bed. Noticed the back door not fully sealed, which may be how the ants got in.