Riverfront House - Florence, OR

great place very spacious for 3-4 families & breath taking views.

I honestly considered leaving a one star review... so that nobody would ever book this house and it would be available for us to always book again! Lol. Selfish, I know. After sharing pics and videos of our stay with friends and family, the messages came pouring in asking for the deets on this absolute dream of an air bnb. The views are breathtaking, the layout is brilliant and my family fell in love with its charm and all of the little extravagant details around every corner. If you book a stay here - read the instructions on the house amenities here in vacasa to figure out things like how to turn on the fireplace, etc. We couldn't get half of the tvs to do anything other then just turn on, but we were so exhausted that wasn't much of a priority anyway. We played pool for hours, enjoyed the sauna and hot tub and jetted tub for two. The kids got a kick out of the dumb waiter and house intercom. Absolutely loved cooking breakfast and dinner in the kitchen which is laid out so two people can be on each stove and someone could be washing dishes and there's STILL plenty of room! Whoever owns this is one lucky human and we will be reminiscing about this mini vacation for years to come.

Nice spacious home. Secluded but with a great view and only a couple minutes from downtown.

Wonderful property to relax by the river, sauna and hot tub were amazing and the house and amenities were clean! Could use a few pool que tips but other than that, this was a great girls getaway weekend! I will definitely be back!

The house is amazing! The views of the river are incredible!

I should start by explaining that we rented this house, not due to local attractions, but it’s central location to family. With covid, it had been a long time since we last got together. The expectation was to rent a house large enough to support everyone with a room along with the space required to hang out. Essentially, we planned to hang out at the residence for most of our time here. We wanted a large comfortable spot to play board games and reconnect.

Overall, the house is quite grand, but it was quickly apparent that the person or group that owns it doesn't do regular check-ins or maintenance.

First off, the pros.
Beautiful view
Large spacious house
Parking is great, even with another guest staying in the other section of the house.

Annnnd that’s about where it ends.

Cons.
The garbage situation is a mess. I was here Monday-Friday and arrives to a full can. We had nowhere to place our garbage, and on Wednesday, an animal got into the can spreading someone else’s trash all over. We spent our time picking it up, but really, they need another solution.

2. The A/C was broken. Maybe not a major issue in the winter, but this place has a ton of windows and heats up to 80+ deg in the day and doesn’t really cool off until morning. There’s one fan in the entire house, and it’s broken. I contacted Vacasa, who told me they couldn’t get approval to address the problem but would drop off fans. A nice gesture, but ultimately, it didn’t make an impact. For us, this was a major letdown as it made the house too hot to occupy in the day. We had a fairly specific set of requirements, one being A/C. Had they disclosed it was inoperable, we wouldn't have rented this house.

3. The house is worn out. Carpets are disgusting and stained. Furniture is falling apart, stained, and dirty. The stairs to the shoreline are rotted and dangerous to navigate. One of the rotted steps even came off, causing me to fall. Many interior lights don’t work, the single fan is broke, etc.

4. Infestation. In what I would call the breakfast nook, there’s an infestation. I’m not sure if they are termites or carpenter ants. One thing I do know is that they are in the ceiling. How do I know this? Well, we had a meal there, and they were falling into our food. I took pictures, and it certainly needs to be addressed like many other things in this house.

I would 100% use Vacasa again to book a house, but I couldn't recommend anyone stay in this house until the group/person who owns it invests some time and money into general maintenance, upkeep, cleaning, and pest control.

We did it all. BBQ, hot tub, sauna, crabbing, dunes. All the family in one beautiful setting all to ourselves. Thank you

The house placed alongside river and close to sea and sea water coming in and out, watching the tide through the window is great. When the tide gets low, we were able to down to the beach and take a walk.
Huge house helps privacy for individual guest. Back yard has well managed flower garden and big enough to my sons playing around.
Downside of this house is not well maintained and not clean. Make sure ask them to clean and double check before your visit if possible.

The house is too big it’s really huge
Takes long time to switch lights
No hot water
Bad heating system
I wouldn’t rent it again u less they fix it all

This was truly a blessing to be able to enjoy the breathtaking views, the grandeur of this exquisite home and the relaxing atmosphere. Just don’t set your phone down unless your able to ping it to find it!! The lights are amazing, I’ve never experienced so many light switches, now just imagine the rest of the place!!! Truly a masterpiece:)