chateau Catalina Foothills city & mountain views surrounded with 3 Acres gated

A house of contradictions This house has a high end kitchen, marble floors and bathroom, elegant although mismatched Italian leather furniture, but many areas of deficiency and/or lack of care. These include repairs that are incomplete, inadequate numbers of bowls and glasses, a gas BBQ with missing parts, outside lights that have no bulbs, broken items scattered around the outside area and the car port, and an exterior badly in need of tender loving care. We could hear a rodent in the roof over the master bedroom closet at night, and the driveway, which started over a flood gully, had a sinkhole that was ready to swallow a car wheel.Given the price we paid, (3,000USD per week) we explained these deficiencies and problems to the owner/manager and suggested a partial refund was in order. What we got back was a thumbs up emoji, which I can only interpret was in thanks for information about the rodent and the sinkhole. No refund has been forthcoming!There was no arrival information without prompting, no booklet of information about appliances etc, and no guidelines for departure other than time.We would not recommend this property to anyone.

Quiet and Peaceful with a Third Worldly Feel This property was clean and conveniently located for our needs and overall, we had a good experience. However, when we arrived the Natural gas to the house had been shut off by the gas company. We were unable to cook in the kitchen and there was no hot water. It took multiple communications with the property manager to address the issue prior to the gas company arriving 36 hours after the initial complaint to turn on the gas. Although the gas was restored there continued to be no hot water for the entire 3-night duration of our stay. The house was similar to what one would expect in an underdeveloped country and was in various states of disrepair. Several nails were found in the driveway along with trash in the surrounding yard.

Great location, okay property Property is in a great location and very quiet. Living room furniture and beds were comfortable. Kitchen is really not as depicted in photos – cabinetry is not finished with side and back panels or toe kicks or with knobs and pulls (making it interesting to open the cabinets and drawers), and there are 2X4’s holding up the countertops on either side of the oven/range. The kitchen is also not equipped well for a longer stay. The exterior is not really as depicted in photos. Overall, the exterior appears shabby and neglected, which detracts greatly from the desert landscape. The property also has a number of genuine plumbing and electrical issues which have been communicated with the owner and hopefully are to be rectified.