Schilling House

The Riley House was charming, clean, comfortable, and in a very good location near restaurants and within a (hilly!) mile's walk of historic Harper's Ferry. The beds were comfortable, all the bedrooms had ceiling fans, and there was plenty of hot water for showers. The house had many comfortable places to sit and relax, both inside and out.

Internet access through the house's wifi was not reliable, which may not be the fault of the house's router as neither was our cellular data (T-Mobile). Also, what we appreciated as the charming quirks of an older house, some others might not appreciate. If you are looking for a place with everything shiny and new, this is probably not the place for you.

It is on a quiet street with plenty of parking.

The sofa and dining chairs were not comfortable. The bathroom sink is so dirty. It was hard getting water from the faucet to splash one’s face. The dishwasher is nice but I think it needs some kind of anchoring- when we had the bottom basket pulled out to fill it the dishwasher would tip forward. The coffee machine was not clean.

The house is in a great location and the layout is spacious. Really enjoyed the shady front porch.

The plumbing was dicey in the kitchen and microwave front was very dirty. The sink in the full bathroom is very old, pedestal style. It looks really bad because it's peeling, and toothbrushes kept falling in. Also the futon is not acceptable for sleeping on due to the extremely loud creaking sounds every time you move even a little, plus it was very hard. I ended up sleeping on the living room love seat instead - not ideal. There was a throw blanket from the futon that I tried to use but it smelled of body odor.

Excellent location. Sweet house with all the amenities we needed. More than enough to sleep a whole family. I plan to stay here again.

My only complaint is the master bedroom ac was too weak in April... we were sweating and I had to sleep without covers and with the windows open. A better or more than one ac should be invested in, in my opinion.

For the most part it was clean and very homey.

we found that dining room table was broken and held together with a rubber band. I found a pair of someone’s socks under the pillows of the futon which made me question just how hard someone actually cleaned up. we had an “extremely hard time locking the door when we leave at any time. It would also would have been more convenient to have an outlet near the sink in the upstairs bathroom.

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