Upscale, Zen Retreat for Non-Smokers
★ "Tania’s place was much more than a place….it was a full on fabulous experience."
☞ Courtyard w. lounge + garden
☞ Heated Pool (to 81F)!
☞ Patio w/ Zen fire table*
☞ Natural gas + charcoal grills
☞ Reverse osmosis water filter
☞ 66” smart TV projector
☞ Air filter + purifier: whole house
☞ Central air conditioning
☞ Apple Home pod mini's
☞ Indoor gas fireplace
☞ 300+ Mbps WiFi
For non-smokers. No smoking/vaping inside or outside.
No children under 12.
★ "The house has absolutely everything you might need or want in a vacation home. The private pool, waterfall, patio, grills and fire pit create an incredible outdoor oasis, resort feel!"
Other amenities:
→ Fully equipped kitchen w/ two grills
→ Central AC + hydronic heating
→ Parking → driveway (1 car)
→ Onsite free washer + dryer
→ EV charger (level 2)
→ USB charging stations in each bedroom
→ Workspace + laser printer
→ Nespresso + drip coffee maker
→ Jetted bath tub
→ King-size bed is Saatva RX bed
→ Luggage drop-off before check-in available in Host's garage
→ Private outdoor space creates great value
→ No animals please
8 mins → DT Worcester (shops, dining)
17 mins → Worcester Regional Airport [ORH]✈
★ "You will not want for anything during your stay, everything has been thought of. An amazing zen home!"
WHAT TO EXPECT:
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✰ Self check-in w. keyless entry
✰ Pool (solar heated + gas heater system; pool heated to 81F)
✰ Starter pack toilet paper/paper towels/napkins
✰ Echo Show 8 (Alexa) in kitchen
✰ Marantz bluetooth sound system
✰ Sustainable house powered by solar energy
✰ Apple HomePod minis in bedrooms/bathroom/kitchen
✰ Ceiling-recessed speakers in living/kitchen/dining area
✰ Spectrum 50+, HBO, Netflix, STARZ, Amazon Prime, Showtime, Hulu, FireStick, Apple TV
✰ Safety features: Grab bars in bathroom, first-aid supplies, LED night lighting
✰ Beautiful and large hardscaped back yard in summer
✰ Additional $30 guest fee per guest after the first two guests
★ " The home was so incredibly comfortable and served our needs in every way. It is chock full of amenities and everything you could possibly need, including high-end touches and amenities."
If you’d like to order groceries (example: Instacart) for your arrival day, we’ll take your groceries and put them in the refrigerator/freezer, or on the counter for you. Just let us know a day ahead so we can be sure to be home for the time frame you select (starting at/after 1 pm). No extra charge.
If you need a kitchen appliance that’s not on the premises, ask the host to see if one is available to borrow.
If you’d like to ship anything (boxes no more than 25 lbs.) here in advance, feel free to do so. Ask the host for address information, and we’ll have your packages inside for you when you arrive.
If early check-in before 1 pm is requested and available the additional fee is 50% of an additional night's stay
Zen fire table available during summertime; pool and outside furniture available between Memorial Day to mid-September.
★ " There's something special about a place that feels like home. I felt things were prepared for me like I was family"
Host and/or co-Host live downstairs. No shared spaces, inside or outside. You have a private entrance and a private parking space.
Plenty of street parking except for 12/1-4/30 [2am-6am] during Worcester's parking ban for snow, but then one additional parking space is available in the Host's driveway.
We welcome visiting nurses and discount monthly rentals. Please ask.
LGBTQIA travelers welcome
Guests should install the VRBO app for instant communications, enable push notifications
You’ll find a starter pack of two rolls of toilet paper and one of paper towels and napkins
We provide two umbrellas for your use
If you’d like to ship anything (boxes no more than 25 lbs.) in advance, feel free to do so. Ask host for address information, and we’ll have your packages inside for you when you arrive
Early check-in: If before 1 pm is requested and available the additional fee is 50% of an additional night's stay
Outside furniture is put out (Memorial Day) or stored (late September) though two Adirondack chairs are out all year long. "Fire pit" is a Zen fire table, available in summer. There's no way to maintain the yard and pool without maintaining them: workers may be in yard/pool on weekday mornings for maintenance
Note that the backyard is subject to pollen, leaves, bird droppings, insects and wildlife.
○ An electronically signed rental agreement, which includes additional terms, is required to be signed within 24 hours of when you book to avoid cancellation.
○ A $500 off-platform security hold on credit card upon signing rental agreement but it will not be placed until two days prior to arrival and released seven days after departure, if no damages are reported. If the security hold is not provided, or the credit card information provided within 24 hours of booking the reservation is cancelled without refund. Please note we are API- connected to a hotel-style software called OwnerRez to safely and securely take off-platform security deposits.
○ No smoking, vaping etc. allowed anywhere on this property (inside/outside)
○ No portable heaters as that is a fire risk.
○ No parties/events allowed
○ No shoes worn in the house, unless agreed to on platform
○ Six exterior Ring cameras record the exterior of our home, including the pool area, and are usually on and recording video but not warranted to be so. Three are in the backyard; one is on the SE front elevation, another in the Host's private patio, the other at the Host's driveway; also two Ring doorbell cams.
○ Occupancy, inside or outside, whether overnight or not, is limited to registered guests unless advance permission on the platform.
○ Penalties for rule violations like exceeding occupancy, noise that violates the Worcester noise ordinance, changing the pool heater setting and smoking apply, including cancellation without refund.
○ No open flames inside house or within six feet of house outside: For example: candles, incense
○ Stays longer than two weeks require a housecleaning at $173.25 every two weeks; you can pay cleaner, Neuzeni, directly. This cost is in addition to the stated rental price.
○ On stays longer than a week our gardener, Bob, needs inside access once/week to water inside plants.
○ In winter we make best efforts to provide snow shoveling from driveway to front door by the end of snow days (when snowfall exceeds 1”). A shovel is available for guest use, along with a bucket for de-icer (when stocked, though availability isn’t guaranteed). Snow may fall from the roof onto pavers and steps as it melts—guests are responsible for clearing this if needed. Guest is also responsible for any additional salting (calcium chloride or magnesium chloride).
○ No bikes stored inside.
○ No portable heaters inside or within six feet of building or shed.
○ Please don't walk on landscaping or walls.
POOL:
○ Guests must put the solar cover on the pool each night and whenever pool is not used for 4+ hours to conserve the heat of the pool. It is the guest's responsibility to skim the pool if they so desire.
○ Swimming is at your own risk : IT IS REGISTERED GUESTS' RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE USING THE POOL READS, UNDERSTANDS AND ABIDES BY THE POOL SAFETY RULES, UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYONE SWIMS AT THEIR OWN RISK. NO LIFEGUARD IS EVER ON DUTY.
