Walk to Pawcatuck River: Family-Friendly Home!

Reviews

• 5/5

  Clean, new accommodations. Close to the marina waterfront and a small park/nature preserve. A few miles from downtown. We loved our dinner at Owl and Dove. Bunk beds in one bedroom are limited to kids under 100 lbs on the top bunk and 120 lbs on the bottom bunk.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Excellent House!

  5/5

  The house was clean and comfortable. Very lovely and better than the description. It had all of the amenities. In addition, it was convenient to the RI beaches and restaurants. I would definitely recommend it.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Great house!

  5/5

  Great, adorable house for family visitors. Perfect location!!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Wonderful

  5/5

  My wife daughter and I wanted a long weekend away and this was the perfect spot. 5 minutes to town and 15 minutes to the beach. The house was very clean and up to date. No complaints.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Come Clean, Saul

  2/5

  This is a clean, nicely furnished house in a residential area. However, we would knock off three stars in rating it - One for sleight-of-hand sales, one for cost and one for the bare-bones amenities. First, Saul the owner, never claims clearly that the house is on the water. But his VRBO listing displays a sign (Stonington Dockominiums), lists “the river“ as an amenity, and winds up with a shoreline photo captioned, “the water calls”!If so, it will really have to yell. Fact is, the house is on a hill three football fields from the marina and river. The property has no river access. The Stonington Dockominium boat club owns the waterfront. When we ventured onto their docks, we were shooed away in the name of “liability.“ If you are enticed by the rental rate advertised, be aware of the extras that will pile up. VRBO won't lt revierers cite specific prices, so I can only say that after we clicked on the RESERVE button, Saul added a "host fee", "service fee," cleaning charge, and something for "damage" that one must no matter what. Add in taxes and what you pay is a waterfront rate for a nice little house way up on a street corner. The third star comes off for failing to provide amenities one can expect for this much money. .Examples: TV reception beyond the usual free networks, shampoo, conditioner, and a hair dryer. “Someone stole the hairdryer,” said Ed, the neighbor who let us in. One wonders if it was because they'd aleady paid a "damage fee" and decided to get even. We almost deducted a fourth star for what one could call Miscellaneous Umbrage. To wit: printed instructions saying that, despite paying a hefty sum for cleaning, you must strip the beds, dispose of all trash and leave everything as found lest you Incur “additional charges.“We hope others find this useful. You, too, Saul.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Hi Jim, thank you for your review. We wanted to pass along the following feedback from the homeowners: "We are sorry to hear you were disappointed with your stay.
  -We in no way want to mislead our guests and have worked with Evolve to make it as accurate as possible. Description of the house, surroundings, and photos, were entirely entrusted to Evolve and Evolve's photographer. Guests are able to walk throughout the property of 1.3 acres which is adjacent to a forest preserve on one side, and ends at the docks adjacent to the marina. Our property is indeed "3 football fields long" of lawn, ending at the marina. Guests are able to take walks there.
  -We offered to bring you a hairdryer right away, but unfortunately you refused.
  -The house is completely furnished with a Keurig coffee machine and coffee pods, books, Wi-fi, TV, central air, central heat, beach chairs, beach towels, umbrellas, games, outdoor gas grill, 4-season heated porch, fully-equipped kitchen, washer, dryer, etc., and stunning views, including deer, and turkey flocks passing by the property daily as it is adjacent to a forest preserve on one side and docks/dockominium on the other side (I own 2 of these boat slips).
  -The caretaker is next door and is available 24/7 for anything you may need.
  -The fees are not added by us, but are determined by Evolve and the booking sites (e.g. cleaning fees, booking fees...which we do not receive). Everything is done following Evolve's guidelines.
  -Also following Evolve's guidelines, the guests are asked to strip the beds and empty the trash (put it in the bin outside). Our requests are standard for the rental industry, and the cleaning fee pays for the deep cleaning and sanitation in preparation for each guest. All of the fees are broken down clearly before the reservation is confirmed.
  You let us know upon checkout that "It was a perfect place for us to stay for the weekend...we had a fantastic time," so we are not sure happened to make you change your mind about your stay.
  We were willing and happy to accommodate all of your requests and any concerns, and we deeply regret that we were unable to make sure you had the kind of wonderful stay we love to provide for our guests."