L'escapade (The Getaway)

My family and I had a great time making memories and sharing some much needed laughs. Positive: Loved absolutely everything! Fantastic location, fantastic home. Negative: There wasn’t a single thing we didn’t like

My family and I that included three grandchildren stayed at this house in Lincoln city. The weather wasn’t great, but the house had everything we needed and made the stay very comfortable. The game room is an added bonus as well as the spacious rooms and hot tub. The house was nicely decorated, had every accommodation including a TV in every room. And it was very clean. We’ve had the privilege of staying at John Blackburn‘s houses and we would recommend them highly.

We enjoyed the house; great floor plan and everything was as described. Communication with the host was simple; John responds quickly to inquiries. We plan to return to this property in the future.

Fantastic newly built house with all the right spaces for our group of three families (3 adults, 8 kids/teens). Game room and hot tub were great and the kitchen and living room had more than enough space for everyone. The bunk room has a twin on top, full on bottom, and a twin trundle. Technically good for four but realistically only fit three of our bigger kids. Kitchen was well-stocked with utensils, bakeware, spices, teas and Keurig pods (there is a Keurig and espresso maker). Only thing lacking was enough dishes, mugs, glasses and bath towels. There were exactly 11-12 dinner plates and glasses, and only 6 mugs, so we had to wash dishes after every meal to have enough for the next. We also could have used a couple extra bath towels in each bathroom. Other than that, the location was excellent (a 5-min walk to the beach, though you do have to cross 101), and although we had to call to chase down check-in info, the owner was nice and quick to respond. We would return!

The good;The location is great, close to Lincoln beach, close to food, central on the all the coastal areas so driving isn't too bad up and down the coast. The playroom is awesome and all the kids loved it, great for a time killer at the house. The deck was great for the July 4th fireworks. The bedrooms and beds worked out for everyone, the great room couch was awesome for late night movies. Kitchen is big and great.The bad;No contact for house info. I had to ask a few hours before to get the door code. No electronic locks, a single key in a box for the deadbolt. No house info for the Wi-Fi. This is the first VRBO house I rented for a long time, so not having soap, shampoo might be normal. We own 20 houses on Airbnb, and for Airbnb, this is not a normal thing.The ugly;Day one, we left for the coast to spend the day on the beach. While we were gone, the owner or prop manager came into the house.... super creepy to do so without any communication. There were packages from Amazon opened on the kitchen counter that were for the house. One of the packages were knobs for the grill, which we were grateful for because there were none. The grill was located on the outside of the house and they didn't need access while we were there for that, again creepy that someone was going through the house while we weren't there. All the girls staying at the house were uncomfortable the rest of the stay.5 stars if we had some contact, bathroom items and no one creeping around.