Marsha's Guesthouse Rental

The guesthouse is gorgeous and private. There was everything we needed including full kitchen with dishes, internet, bath towels and 3 TVs. They gave us the whole pool area to ourselves and we only saw them about 1 - 2 minutes each day when they watered plants or let their dog "Stella" out for a few minutes. The dog was so sweet. We burned one day and they brought us cooling lotion to use. They also had pool floats available for our use. The floats were the best I had ever seen. It was like we were floating on mattresses!! AWESOME!!! We will definitely return. It is also only a couple of minutes from Walmart and several restaurants.

My family stayed at Marsha's guesthouse recently. Based on the listing pictures, we expected a very clean, pleasant experience. Upon arrival, however, we found it to be less than clean. My 3-year-old daughter found an Ibuprofen tablet on the floor (not ours), and the kitchen floor was filthy, even having crumbs and dead insects on it. In the master bathroom, the baseboard was significantly water damaged and had a pile of dead insects by it. Just not what I'd expect to find based on the pictures on the listing. There's also some peeling paint, patch jobs that haven't been painted properly, and obvious water damage in several places including the master bedroom. The master bedroom light did not work either. Also, take note: sleeping pillows are not provided, only the decorative pillows. And, WIFI and Cable are coming from the main house. We struggled to ever get connected to internet, and once we did get connected, the connection didn't last long and wasn't strong. We had about 3 channels that got good signal. In addition, the pool is hardly "private". It is a shared space with the owners of the house, and they keep their blinds open pretty much all of the time - giving them a clear view to the pool and into the (uncovered) windows in the kitchen/dining room of the guesthouse. We had hoped for a semi-private getaway but felt awkward because of the open-ness between the two homes. All in all, we did have a good vacation thanks to some wonderful hiking spots nearby, but the house did not (unfortunately) live up to our expectations.