u/Catharpin363

Frequent renter here, not an owner or host. I've brought many different groups (family, alumni, work) to many rented vacation properties over the years, and I've never seen anyone use the barroom-style shuffleboard table that half of them seem to have.

I can't present my POV as anything more than anecdotal. Maybe I'm missing out on a big craze. But it sometimes seems as if some rental host magazine is pushing these tables as the new must-have amenity of the 21st century! And I just don't see it.

Put that money into better cookware, or a BBQ grill update, or a couch, honestly, and you've got me.

New here so apologies to mods if this is out of bounds. I’m not a host or owner, but reading up here because we’re considering the investment.

But as a frequent renter on both VRBO and AirBnB, I have two suggestions I hope people will find helpful:

- Include in your listing the type (cone? basket?) and size of filters your coffee maker takes. Renters who stop for supplies on the way in end up squinting at zoomed-in photos to guess.

- If you include a grill as a listed amenity, please know how to keep it clean and in good repair. I’d say I find them filthy and neglected as afterthoughts more than half the time. The standard that applies to the stove inside should apply to the grill too.

No intention to scold! I am learning here that managing these properties is even more taxing than I’d guessed before. I hope my perspective is useful.