The first glance of the Springfield revitalization is just WOW. My family lives in an 1893 historic home and we are doing a lot of the remodeling work ourselves, so I commend you and the state of this property. The stained glass and the wood floors throughout, absolutely loved it. The stairs and hand rails were solid. That there was so much adequate sleeping space and bathrooms, excellent. The restaurants and activity that is popping up on Main St in Springfield is very exciting. Although we did not visit any of these places on this trip as we already have our short list of places to visit when we come to town, we would certainly like to visit again and check out this scene. Samuel was a great host that made suggestions about what was around the area. We would love to stay here again in a heartbeat.
However, I took a poll from the guests that stayed and a few minor things seemed amiss. 1) The AC was set out of range and with VRBO acting up it presented a challenge while unpacking luggage and people. But again, Samuel was very attentive and got the temp adjusted remotely right away. I feel like it is not unreasonable that guests not encounter this issue though. 2) The master shower glass is not adequately sealed from water getting outside. Even though I personally was careful to orient the shower head as to not spray directly on the door or anything like that, water was still creeping around and getting outside. Took some manual cleanup to remedy after each shower. 3) There were no bath rags in the baths. We did find them in the laundry room in the cabinet. There probably should be a few more of them, and the towels could be slightly larger. I know it is a challenge to host a property when some guests may they steal the towels or whatever, I understand. But since my family and I travel a lot, we super appreciate the little extras like "bath sheets" or whatever. 4) There was only the 1 queen bed upstairs that was 'dressed' with a top sheet. We did look around, we had a couple of twin sheets that we brought with us, meh it was a minor thing for us to not bother Samuel about but seemed a bit out of place.
So, look, Samuel was nice and attentive when contacted and we would love to visit Case de Blues again, I just mention these things because if no one else tells you about it, then you'd never know. Thanks for your efforts and please keep up the good work.