When we booked this property I expected good. It looked nicely decorated and had all the requirements that we needed at a price point that made sense for the local area. While Mansfield area is a very nice area it isn’t somewhere you would expect people to have many lodging options and as a result the variety and quality might suffer. I’ve stayed in many rentals in these type of situations and always look for the positives and try to not compare the rental to one in a high tourist area.
The property was conventionally located, easy to get to everywhere we needed to be and was also next to a rail trail for bicycles! No clue that was an option until I kept seeing people ride by.
The property was clean and well maintained, with some interesting variations from the normal to address the potential needs of a diverse array of tenants.
My concerns , which did not attract from the score but should be noted, was the lack of a “house book” that gave you clear directions on what to do and when, a furnace which would wake the dead when it kicked on (thankfully only in the kitchen and living room), and small but significant missing pieces of equipment that conflicted with the excellent equipment in the house.
The best way to describe the last concern is the grill. It was amazing! Clean and completely well maintained a pleasure to grill on, but I must have totally missed the grill kit and had to resort to a big fork and charred knuckle hair. I felt horrible in that I could not scrub the grill after word properly but did the best I could with the tools available. Nothing major or detracting in the end, but something to prepare for (don’t nap with the AC on in the living room :-))
In summary, the place is on par with rentals jn a high volume area at a price point for the area. While it may have a couple issues it doesn’t detract from the overall stay. Would definitely book again!