We stayed at the Eastview condo unit of the Fish Creek Beach House in Door County, Wisconsin from 9/1 to 9/30/25. If we had to summarize our experience in two words, it would be “generally disappointed.” This VRBO had excellent reviews – which is the main reason we reserved such a long period – but we cannot agree with many of the favorable comments. To be fair, here are the good points: - Location and front deck - beautiful views and close to many Fish Creek main street shops and restaurants - Size of condo - Comfortable beds - Attractive wooden furniture - Nice electric fireplace - Parking - No pets or smoking These were overshadowed by a long list of concerns. Of course, we expect a few issues to be present at any rental; however, the number here are not indicative of an exceptional property. We’re not VRBO owners, but have over 50 years of hands-on maintaining and improving three homes, and know when things have been neglected. We like to treat any VRBO as our own, and, for example, did buy: • 4 steak knives since only very large knives were there, • 2 three-way bulbs for lamps that had one-ways, • electrical tape to temporarily fix a vacuum cord that was frayed to the wires (a shock hazard), • and a safety mat for the shower to prevent slipping accidents. Some things though should have been taken care of before renting the condo, and we did not want to take a lot of our vacation time to have many items fixed, assuming that was an option. Negatives: - Bedroom rugs dirty with significant stains - Stains on worn couch with thin and uncomfortable cushions - Kitchen: No potholders, food thermometer (for cooking meat safely), slow drain in the sink, and nothing under the dish drainer to catch water - Common washer in the basement (had to share with housekeepers who take care of three condo tenants’ linens), with built-up black slime on the gasket. Another washer for housekeepers only was not operable. Basement had a damp/musty smell that permeated into the condo at times. Because of washer availability, condition and general environment, we decided to use a Sister Bay laundromat instead. - Very worn outside doormat and dirty rug inside entrance - No luggage racks - Tattered and stained fabric floor pillow - The one condo garbage pail was not sufficient and overflowed twice. Not good for the staff if/when animals get into the garbage. - Only lock on deck door was the swing bar door guide that is used as a backup in hotels. Bolt lock was broken. - Many weeds on property front, no trimming, and dead plants by sign. Properties and landscaping on either side were very attractive. - Both bathroom sinks didn’t drain well. Ryan stopped by quickly to fix them, but by the end one was backing up again. We emailed these lists to the condo manager, who lives in Washington, DC (970 miles away) on 9/21/25 and asked for a local person to stop by for a quick tour - which would be more effective than just looking at pictures (included here).
We stayed at the Eastview condo unit of the Fish Creek Beach House in Door County, Wisconsin from 9/1 to 9/30/25. If we had to summarize our experience in two words, it would be “generally disappointed.” This VRBO had excellent reviews – which is the main reason we reserved such a long period – but we cannot agree with many of the favorable comments. To be fair, here are the good points: - Location and front deck - beautiful views and close to many Fish Creek main street shops and restaurants - Size of condo - Comfortable beds - Attractive wooden furniture - Nice electric fireplace - Parking - No pets or smoking These were overshadowed by a long list of concerns. Of course, we expect a few issues to be present at any rental; however, the number here are not indicative of an exceptional property. We’re not VRBO owners, but have over 50 years of hands-on maintaining and improving three homes, and know when things have been neglected. We like to treat any VRBO as our own, and, for example, did buy: • 4 steak knives since only very large knives were there, • 2 three-way bulbs for lamps that had one-ways, • electrical tape to temporarily fix a vacuum cord that was frayed to the wires (a shock hazard), • and a safety mat for the shower to prevent slipping accidents. Some things though should have been taken care of before renting the condo, and we did not want to take a lot of our vacation time to have many items fixed, assuming that was an option. Negatives: - Bedroom rugs dirty with significant stains - Stains on worn couch with thin and uncomfortable cushions - Kitchen: No potholders, food thermometer (for cooking meat safely), slow drain in the sink, and nothing under the dish drainer to catch water - Common washer in the basement (had to share with housekeepers who take care of three condo tenants’ linens), with built-up black slime on the gasket. Another washer for housekeepers only was not operable. Basement had a damp/musty smell that permeated into the condo at times. Because of washer availability, condition and general environment, we decided to use a Sister Bay laundromat instead. - Very worn outside doormat and dirty rug inside entrance - No luggage racks - Tattered and stained fabric floor pillow - The one condo garbage pail was not sufficient and overflowed twice. Not good for the staff if/when animals get into the garbage. - Only lock on deck door was the swing bar door guide that is used as a backup in hotels. Bolt lock was broken. - Many weeds on property front, no trimming, and dead plants by sign. Properties and landscaping on either side were very attractive. - Both bathroom sinks didn’t drain well. Ryan stopped by quickly to fix them, but by the end one was backing up again. We emailed these lists to the condo manager, who lives in Washington, DC (970 miles away) on 9/21/25 and asked for a local person to stop by for a quick tour - which would be more effective than just looking at pictures (included here).