Dont Do It!!!!! There are better options available - Trust me!!!!
This was our family's third summer renting on the Cape, and we have always had a lovely experience. In fact, this is my first negative review EVER written about anything and my first negative home rental experience.
To start with, the place advertises 'WiFi" but, in truth, they were "borrowing" wireless internet from the house next door. Even more upsetting, is that the homeowners next door were out of town so when the Internet went down, it could not be reset. When I contacted the family about the Internet issue, they claimed that Internet was a 'nice to have' - this may or may not be the case, depending on the situation but they cannot ADVERTISE WiFi if they do not actually have it in the house. It is not truthful.
In addition, the backyard is very small and only has a slight cement patio so it is tough to enjoy the outdoor experience of the home. The kitchen is a small galley kitchen and the home is musty.
I can assure you that there are better places and, more importantly, better people to deal with than the folks at aptly named 'Half a House'.
Experience with homeowner:
Return to rental or recommend to friend:
Date of Stay: August 2013
Date Submitted: September 2013
Owner Response:
We have rented our Chatham home for many, many years and never had renter issues, or more importantly renter resolution issues. Specific to the internet, the arrangement for wi-fi has serviced many guests since installed by the cable company long ago. Equipment gets old and fails to function. It is not our custom to keep spare equipment on our property- when something breaks, we replace it. We were informed of this problem Sat. evening 8/17, and contacted the internet provider Monday morning. We informed the renter of same, and that we would reduce rent by $15/day each day without service. This is the 'value' established by metropolitan area hotels- not other property owners, not Chatham hotels. After numerous renter and cable company calls, new equipment was to be delivered Thursday 8/22. Concurrently, other solutions were tried (router resets) and suggestions were offered for nearby locations with internet access. The cable company delivered the equipment to the wrong address Thursday. By that time, these renters had decided to leave the home. They left Sat. 8/24. When returning the security deposit, they received the $15/day- including days no longer in the home, and a pro-rated daily amount for those days rented to another party. We are presently considering all options for wi-fi next year, and are sure to have some very current equipment to provide it in summer 2014.