Russian River Vacation Homes

we rented a home from this company through VRBO that was filthy with a layer of dust so thick on the fans, base boards, and all the door and cabinet trims AND had an ant infestation and a yellow jacket nest on the inside of the window of the dining room. we were used to the standards of VRBO and had never had a bad experience until working with Russian River Vacation Homes. I would absolutely not rent a home this company manages unless you can inspect the home prior to giving them a deposit and paying.
Sep 14th, 2022

Was okay, quiet little home on old cazadero rd. My only complaint is that the bath tub filled up with nasty water when the upstairs tenants were showering. Other than that, was a okay experience.
Aug 1st, 2022

This cozy cabin was the perfect quiet getaway for our family. The hot tub in the redwood forest was magical! We will definitely stay here again!
Feb 19th, 2022

I rented the Sunshine Grove cottage for a staycation through Airbnb, managed by Russian River vacation homes. I have never had such a poorly maintained rental experience. The hot tub had brown froth with something that looked like vomit. The advertised fireplace was broken. Since these are highly advertised features, you would think they had been maintained. Instead a large part of our vacation time there was spent with them doing needed maintenance.
Jan 26th, 2022

This is a great get-away house for an extended family or other large group: a nice big main room, three big bedrooms, one smaller one with a bunk bed, two baths, and a dedicated childrens playroom on the lower level, plus a huge deck with a direct view of the Russian River and a hot tub (my four-year-old grandson said he didnt want to go home unless we promised to get one there ). Its only an hour and half or two from SF or the East Bay, and just minutes from downtown Guerneville, but it feels quite rural. Its also pet-friendly (not that common among Airbnb rentals), and if you have an electric car, theres even an EV charger - provided you pay attention, as I didnt, to the rule that you have to request access to it a week in advance. All that said, I have a bunch of gripes Id want to see addressed before Id pay all that money to go back: 1) No fair changing the access code on the door an hour before check-out time, just when we were busy carting our stuff to the car! 2) Theres lot of AV equipment, but no instructions, and there really should be, plus labels on the four different remote controls. Im fairly tech-savvy, but I had a hell of a time trying to set up a movie for the grandkids to watch on the big screen. When I finally got it streaming from Amazon, there was no audio, and I never did manage to solve that problem the kids had to settle for watching the movie on a laptop. 3) Buy a new can opener! The one we found in the kitchen was bent out of shape, to the point that I couldnt get it to open my dogs canned food until I managed to twist it back into semi-working order. 4) While were at it, how about adding a coffee-bean grinder? 5) And more cleaning equipment! Considering that it was raining virtually the whole time we were there, we could have kept the house cleaner if there had been a mop as well as a broom. And how about some steel wool or at least Brillo pads, plus Ajax or Bon Ami or equivalent, for the kitchen? The rough side of a two-tone sponge doesnt always hack it after youve baked dinner. 6) Get second trash and recycling bins. The only ones there were already overflowing when we arrived on a Monday, and pickup isnt until Thursday. We made do by using the bins in front of a house across the street that seemed to be unoccupied, but I dont know how the owners would have felt about that if they had been there.
Nov 15th, 2021