Spacious Home for that Perfect Getaway
Dennis Vacation Rental - ID 39207

This home was a great place to stay in Dennis. The neighborhood was nice and quiet. The house was close to all the things we needed and the beach. We were able to enjoy our whole family in this spacious home. Everyone felt comfortable and relaxed. I would highly recommend this property to any and all especially with larger groups. I am looking forward to renting again next year.

We rented this adorable house for my Dad's 80th birthday. We did a clam bake and had plenty of room in the yard. We rented 2 houses and this one was perfect for us. We slept 9 of us comfortably. I would highly recommend this location.

Beautiful updated home with spacious bedrooms and three full bathrooms was perfect for two families. Bonus that there are two living areas with TVs, great for families with children. Location is not far from Bayside beaches and numerous great restaurants.

We had a great visit and hope to return again.

We recently stayed at this Cape Cod rental in Dennis and while there were some positives, overall the experience was negative.

Starting with the good: The listing and the pictures capture the house well - it's recently updated and clean, a little bare and more a transitional style than a cape style but this is all preference (to me this isn't a major factor in a rental).

However, several issues made the stay less enjoyable. The outdoor shower was out of order, and it was clear the owner was aware and didn't mention it beforehand. The house was also understocked. The house could use more glasses, silverware, towels, etc. and there were paint cans lying around in the bedrooms. Another helpful item would be a book with basic info like the Wi-Fi password and local knowledge, like many rentals have. None of this is really driving the overall review score though, I would have accepted it all as not ideal but whatever.

The main issue was trash management. In the contract it specifies that the renter is expected to take it all to the dump, which I have never seen out of ~40 rentals I've done, but it was clear . I knew with our group (including 4 little kids) this would be very difficult so before signing I asked the owner if we could have an exception and not do this and we quickly agreed on this. Then the morning of our departure I get a text asking if we actually can take the trash to the dump. I replied that we couldn't (not that it should matter, but we would have had to unpack the car and wait over an hour for the dump to open and mess up our whole day - anticipating this is exactly why I made the request initially). The owner responded with a stream of unprofessional texts and then ultimately withheld half the deposit calling the garbage excessive (it was 6, 13-gallon kitchen bags for 8 people on a 3 night rental). She also notified me of this after the deadline to do so in the contract and provided no accounting of how the $ amount was calculated. We didn't do anything to create extra trash so I'm not sure how it would be excessive. We did cook at the house 2 nights so maybe that added a little but feels within reason to me. Anyways the reaction and how it was handled is what really made it a bad experience (vs. if it was a polite email and a clear and reasonable fee) and this is why I'd strongly recommend looking elsewhere. show more show less