1411 Elm St · Besuden House OTR

The Besuden house was a fantastic place for our group of four adults. We spent the weekend there for a guys trip, and had a blast. The home was very clean, and the space as advertised. It was one of those homes that the pictures don't really do it justice, but once your in, you get the sense of all of the care and attention to detail that went into getting it ready for you. The area provides a number of excellent restaurants and bars for those looking for such, and is close proximity to the Cincinnati FC stadium and to downtown for the Reds or Bengals. Inside the house is very well set up, with high quality cookware and high end appliances. There are three floors here, so it is best for groups who are okay with stairs. All of the bedrooms are on the second and third floors, but that wasn't a problem for us. There are several places on the first and third floors to hang out, including the patio and the garden roof top deck. Overall, we were extremely pleased with the choice, and working with the host who were excellent about communication. I would definitely return to this property.

Overall, the stay was good. The property looked as described in the listing, it was beautifully designed, and everything my group hoped for. I would absolutely stay here again. Some areas of improvements are the cleanliness of areas that don’t typically get much traffic or are easily visible. For example, the lighting fixtures above the kitchen island were incredibly dusty, the inside of the fridge was a little dirty, there was a damp or musty smell all over the property which could be due to it being an older structure, and the response time when the host is called. There was a strange beeping noise that went off from around 11 PM until late in the morning. We couldn’t figure out where it was coming from and how to stop it, so I called the host number, but no one answered and they never responded. We were forced to sleep through it. A suggestion for the smell is for some candles to be burnt in between stays, open the windows to air out the place, and have air fresheners to keep the home smelling fresh.

My wife and I visited Cincinnati with another couple to celebrate my 60th birthday and had the good fortune of having rented Besuden House. The location is perfect for the great nearby restaurants, shopping on Vine Street, etc. Pictures in the listing almost didn't do it justice, it is such a beautiful, amazing house with each floor offering impressive style, furniture, and furnishings. The indoor and outdoor spaces are great to spend time relaxing, the kitchen is well outfitted and the coffee station is a really nice touch. The four of us had a very difficult time leaving Besuden House, and hope that we can visit again someday. 100% recommended!

I booked this property for a group of 10 teachers to hold a working retreat. I was specifically looking for a place that could sleep 10. This is the part that threw a wrench into our retreat. Upon arrival, we were impressed with the size of the space and its cleanliness. After sitting down to work at the 10-person dining table, we realized the downstairs air conditioning was not working. We also found the refrigerator was only cooling to 60 degrees. I messaged our host, who replied that the fridge door must not have been shut completely, as had happened previously. We agreed to keep an eye on it. Meanwhile, we moved our laptops to the third floor couch so we could continue working as best we could.I received a call from the host, who walked me through troubleshooting the air conditioning, which involved flipping a breaker. The fridge went down a few degrees and the host offered the use of the smaller fridge located in the garage. At this point, we had already brought up essentials to the small dorm-size fridge on the third floor.When we stopped work for the night, we all went looking for our beds. It turns out that the room advertised as having two twin beds and two trundle beds had been replaced with one queen bed, so we were two beds short. A couple teachers who lived 10 minutes away offered to go home. Later, the host messaged that there were two air mattresses available. Parking was also an issue as the nearby garage required us to move our cars every several hours.

The excessive Vrbo fees declines thr total value.