I rent homes on VRBO for family as well as corporate events and the Mosely property is now my favorite rental. I enjoyed it so much we are looking to book it for our Leadership retreat in August and if, available, will probably book for all future retreats as well.
First, the house is exactly as pictured. It’s designed for comfortable elegance so yes, when you come in the front door, you remove your shoes. For my guests they didn’t even need to read that because this is what we do in our own homes. The first day we arrived after dark and the wonderful lighted driveway and the house lighting helped us immediately know this was our destination.
Check-in was a breeze and the guests immediately went on a tour of the house choosing their bedroom based on color/décor and then down to the basement to see what games were available.
The host has thought of everything that any guest needs for comfort (including that you may have forgotten a few essentials on your way out the door). The master bathroom offered everything you would expect to find in a well-appointed hotel bath and even provided toothbrushes, deodorant and all the towels you could ever expect to use.
There are four (4) bedrooms upstairs, one double-king bedroom on the first floor and another bedroom in the basement. Every bedroom has an extra blanket neatly folded at the bottom of the bed and a closet with a convenient laundry basket.
If you are a cook (I sometimes cater special events) then you will love both the size of the kitchen and the layout. Everything is at your fingertips including a more than adequate supply of glassware, dishes and for my guests, coffee mugs. Not only is there a Keurig but there is also a selection of pods (both coffee and tea). If you have little ones, there is a portable high chair that you can easily attach to the dining room chairs or the kitchen stools. There is a lovely screened in porch off the kitchen.
Different people like different types of entertainment; there are large screen televisions in every bedroom as well as in the family room and two in the basement. We played pool and admired the stride glider but decided we were all way too tired to do that much exercise. There are family games in the basement for all ages.
In short, my company will rent this property whenever we need a location near Richmond. My only regret was the conference I attended kept us away from the property most of the time.