I stayed at a house in Amity, OR for 3 nights and loved the property! I actually found it because I was about to book the same house through AirBnB when a Google search turned up the same exact house at a cheaper price through Lifestyle Properties. The house was very clean, decorated beautifully, and just like the pictures or even better. Examples of great customer service: -A very kind lady called me the day before arrival to check to see if I had any questions, and she gave me great recommendations for local wineries. Her recommendation ended up being my favorite! -I loved the pillows in one of the bedrooms, and Autumn from Lifestyle Properties helped me to track down the pillow brand and website. -I also left a Bluetooth speaker at the house, and they called to let me know and shipped it back to me. read more

Lifestyle Properties - Vineyard views from the patio - Vacation Rentals Near Me - Newberg, Oregon

To say this company has dishonest customer service and horrendous business practices would be a kind description on how they operate. I will never be using them again! I was planning a bday getaway for my wife's 40th birthday with her close friends from over 20years flying in to celebrate and started my house search early, in October, because of her December birthday. Lifestyle offered me a tour of two properties because they were sure they had what I needed. The owner Meghan, took me on the tour and really sold their newest property, Dundee landing. It had several unique features such as a pizza oven, it came with robes for every person, it had eco logs on site for use, tons of space, it was perfect. Then begin the barrage of problems, all of which were poor management of Lifestyle properties. I broke my payment into two parts. I was told on the phone and on the invoice the second payment would happen on the 15th. On the 9th, I get an email saying they are charging my card tomorrow ( 5 days early!) okay I wasn't planning for that but I can make it work. So I transfer money yada yada and then no charge on my card. A week later, on the 17th, I email asking if there's a problem, NO RESPONSE. Then I wait a few more days and call, the owner, Meghan is super busy but wants to speak with me. I'm about to call again when she finally calls me to tell me the house isn't available due to a permit issue. An issue I directly asked about prior to booking that she assured me wouldn't be a problem. Now it's a problem and it's the week of Thanksgiving and I have to pick a new house and replan an entire party that I already had booked vendors, etc for. Super frustrating because now I'm deep in it with a work project and really don't have the time to do this again. Also alarm bells are going off because I had just confirmed that two differently abled people who had service animals for medical conditions would be joining us. There's no way to be sure but I do know, the permit didn't come through for the house after we shared the accommodations needed for the differently able individuals. She offered me a few homes to choose from none of which are an exact fit. And several things that were included such as the robes and the eco logs are now up charges at all these other properties. I needed an early check in for which they charge a half day rate. I had booked it with the first house and they said the charge didn't post, (which there isn't a line item on the invoice but when I tried to book it online that was the correct total with paying for early check in) . if I wanted it for the new house I would have to pay it despite the fact on the phone, Meghan had told me the new house would be $700 cheaper. She said there's good news and bad news alluding to the fact that I would be saving money to have the exact same reservation but then she wanted to charge me more money. I had booked someone to make pizzas in the fancy pizza oven. None of the other homes had this feature and my deposit was non refundable. I shared this with Megan and she said she would see what she could do to try to get me some money back. I asked her to waive the early check in fee for the huge inconvenience she's caused me by over promising and under delivering. She assured me that she would work on this and get back to me after my stay but that she needed to charge me for early checkin to be able to pay the host and make sure the home was ready. Now after i emailed and called to find out what was going on I get an email saying there were two chairs damaged (none that we used were broken plus they charge an upfront damage fee so why this would even be a factor is beyond me) and that we didn't use the correct incense and they needed extra cleaning, which was shocking because we followed every request that they had, used a non oil incense and left the house immaculate. I've tried to call Megan twice with no response. The team while very friendly is running a shady operation where you speak with one person, they tell you one answer, then the next day someone else tells you something completely different, with different pricing or different availability. Having read other reviews of these kinds of baits and switches, I see this is a long-standing business practice. I also questioned if sure if they were treating us differently because we had differently abled people who had service animals for medical conditions, if it was because I am a woman of color, and or they had a problem with us being a queer couple. There's no way to be sure but I do know, the permit didn't come through for the house and all sorts of miscommunication started after we shared the accommodations needed for the differently able individuals. read more

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we have stayed in two of their properties in the Newberg area. They both were beautifully appointed, super clean, and the kitchens were outfitted with anything you'd need. read more

I stayed here for two nights in early August and was WOWED by the property. Not only are the rooms beautifully decorated and modern, but there were so many thoughtful touches: a bottle of local wine in the fridge, along with a sumptuous cheese board, a package of local coffee to brew in the morning and creamers (no packets of powdered milk) in the fridge. But the cherry on top was after I forgot about a pair of jeans in the closet and they called me and offered to send them to me back in Chicago. Now THAT'S service. There's not a lot of lodging options in Newberg - you've got a Best Western (low end) and The Allison Inn and Spa (high, high end) - Yamhill Flats is THE best place if you're not looking to drop $400+ on a room. read more

We stayed at Yamhill flats in Newburg and It was an absolute delight! In all honesty I was a little concerned because the exterior is SO yellow but the unit was perfect. New, clean, all the amenities you could need, and a great location. The room was very stylish and looked new. I would stay here over and over again. Do yourself a favor and don't overlook this property - you won't be disappointed read more

Unprofessional, inconsiderate, and immature. Megan, the owner of the company has been a nightmare to deal with. I am a tenant of a four unit apartment complex, of which lifestyle properties is using 2 of for AirBnBs. Months ago Megan's boyfriend moved in to one of the units. Megan brings her barking dogs over at night, and continues to do so with 0 regard for the people who live here. We've had AirBnB guests attempt to enter our apartment, although the door was locked, the twisting door handle was startling. Additionally, I have been kept awake on countless work nights by loud moaning and banging against my bedroom wall from Megan and her boyfriend. After I left a note on their door asking them to quiet down, Ive continued to be kept awake by outrageously loud moaning late into the night. When I have said "shut up" through the wall at 1:00 in the morning trying to sleep before work as Megan bellows like an injured animal, they intentionally bang on the wall harder and moan through the wall. This has been going on for months. I am blown away that this is how someone represents their company, however, based off the many negative 1 star reviews on google and yelp, this seems pretty consistent with who Megan is. read more

We stayed at the Stiling Vineyard Farmhouse in Amity, Oregon, and absolutely loved our time there. The Farmhouse was beautiful inside and out. Everything was new, clean, organized and tastefully decorated. We spent time driving around the country into Newburg, Dundee and McMinnville. We spent our time visiting olive groves, vineyards and local restaurants. Such a great weekend away! We highly recommend staying at the Stiling Vineyard Farmhouse and working with Lifestyle Properties. read more

We stayed at one of Lifestyle Properties rentals in Dayton this weekend and it was amazing. We arrived and the home was all ready for us (lights on and warmed up), even with a personalized noted wishing us well on our ladies weekend. All the small touches like custom ground coffee, rough cut soaps and bathroom extras were above and beyond a normal vacation rental property. We had questions when we were there and they were quick to reply. We have a great weekend in Oregon Wine country and hoping to stay at another of their properties in the future. read more

This was one of the most dishonest and mismanaged vacation rental companies I've ever had the displeasure of working with. Writing the entire story here so others can be very weary of working with this company: I originally reserved a property via AirBnB and did not hear from them prior to the check-in date when I had to reach out and ask how to access the house. I was driving 4 hours from Seattle and was contacted that morning because I reached out first. I received a cryptic voicemail stating there had been a little "confusion" with the reservation. When I got on the phone I was told I would be unable to stay in the property I booked due to "damages" and that they would put me up somewhere else. I told them I specifically booked a property in McMinnville because I was in town for the International Pinot Noir Celebration. They said they only had a cottage in Carlton available (a 15-minute drive from the event venue), did I want to change my reservation? I hadn't seen the listing (which was not on AirBnB), had not been told the address, and they wanted me to confirm my reservation over the phone with no information. At my request they sent the listing via their website and told me they'd be cancelling the AirBnB reservation and that I would have to rebook Ruth's Cottage directly with them. This is the busiest weekend in the Willamette Valley, all accommodations were booked, and I had no choice. It felt very much like a typical bait and switch and as things progressed throughout the weekend, I'm inclined to think they double-booked the original place I reserved and were able to get more money. There's no way for me, or AirBnB, to know if the place truly suffered "damages." I told them I would book this new place with them but that I needed to be provided a driver to and from the wine events since the change in location was because of problems on their end and it wasn't responsible for me to be tasting wine all day and driving. Again, I booked the original place based purely on location. They were now requiring me to stay in a completely different town than the one I reserved. They said they reached out to their "Lyft Partner" but had not heard back. I had to take a Lyft at my own expense on Friday morning to the event. By Friday evening I received an e-mail saying that the Lyft driver was now available, I could coordinate directly with her, and that Lifestyle Properties would be covering the costs of my transportation. I coordinated with the driver Friday evening and Saturday morning. By Saturday at noon I received this e-mail: "Unfortunately Casey had offered to pay for the transportation before receiving a quote. I have spoken with the owner of the company and unfortunately we are unable to pay for the full cost of transportation at this time. We can offer $50 credit towards the services ( I can refund this back to you,) Leslie has quoted your entire transportation services at $185." Where do I even begin with what is wrong with this e-mail? First of all, I have no idea who Casey is, nor is it relevant to my stay. Second of all, how do you not know the quotes of your supposed Lyft "partner"? Lastly, how can you literally go back on what was agreed, after displacing a customer in the first place? I got on the phone and spoke with the manager telling her I was shocked and appalled it even occurred to them to send me this note. Meghan the manager proceeded to lecture me on how "blessed" I even was to have had somewhere to stay that weekend given how busy the weekend was and that they were running around like crazy trying to find me a place to stay at the last minute. You are a vacation rental company, I paid for a specific service which you couldn't provide, so you had to do your job and find a solution for the customer. If that solution costs more, well, that's the cost of doing business and needs to come from your bottom line, not the customer's pocket. I thought Meghan heard me that I wasn't going to pay for transportation since that wasn't what we agreed, but 30 minutes later I received a text message from the driver asking me to VenMo her for her services. I told her that the payment was going to come from Lifestyle Properties, per the original e-mail we were both copied on. She said, "When I asked them to remit payment today they said they were only "arranging not paying" for the rides. I hope you can work it out with them. Thank you." So there I was again, the CLIENT, taking more time out of my day, to manage the property management company and the Lyft "partner." I received one more Lyft ride (for only 3 rides total) and left very early the next morning. I met a number of influential people at the event this weekend, all of whom asked "oh! Where are you staying?!" I made sure to tell them this saga and let them know they should not partner with this dishonest, poorly run company. I will be steering very clear from any of this company's properties during future visits to the Willamette Valley. read more

Wow, I'm sorry to read Rebekah 's review. I had the opposite experience. Lifestyle absolutely saved our family reunion/vacation, when a different management company on airbnb misrepresented a property that was inhabitable. My brother and his family were flying from east coast, I was driving from southern California with my dog. I had booked my brother into a lifestyle property, and myself into a dog friendly property 5 minutes away. My brother's was gorgeous, immaculate, and perfect! .one was inhabitable with mold, and green slime in the backyard water feature and huge gaps in the fence ( not dog safe), smelled, and was in a VERY different neighborhood...we were looking for quiet relaxed wine country...this was houses on top of each other, with garbage dump construction across the street. Really really bad. I had driven 20 hours, and had no place to stay ( wouldn't even stay that night in mold house). And I had a dog, so couldn't stay at my brother's place. I called lifestyle for help since their property was SO well maintained and immaculate and every convenience and detail thought of. They found me a spectacular house on land for dog. Was best "airbnb" type home I've ever stayed in. They were so thoughtful regarding supplies, and welcome note with local coffee, etc. I had one problem day 2, a beeping low battery smoke detector. They immediately sent someone out to fix it. I am so grateful to lifestyle properties and will ONLY book through them from now on, when I'm in Portland area! Thank you for saving our vacation. ( and Kasey was a GEM!). read more