Comfortable Home

Guest: Rebecca - Missouri (-)
Date of Stay: 08/02/11 Review Submitted: 09/22/11

Dear Tony, Thank you again for everything! We had a wonderful trip, and it was in large part due to having a comfortable home to return to each evening. Wishing you all the best, Rebecca

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Great Time

Guest: Julia Mitchell (-)
Date of Stay: 07/02/09 Review Submitted: 09/22/11

Tony, Just wanted to say THANKS!!! The villa was great. We really enjoyed spending time there. Thank you so much. Hope we can do business again sometime soon. By the way, is the condo already rented for Thanksgiving week 2009? If not, what would that weekly rate be? We could not be there until late Tuesday night. Once again, thank you. With kindest regards, Julia Mitchell

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Enjoyable

Guest: Colleen Driscoll - UK (-)
Date of Stay: 06/17/09 Review Submitted: 09/22/11

Hi Tony, We had a wonderful visit and enjoyed staying in your home! The house is beautiful! We'd love to stay again. Best, Colleen Driscoll

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Relaxing

Guest: Kim & Derrick - California (-)
Date of Stay: 10/10/08 Review Submitted: 09/22/11

Hi There Tony!! I hope that all is well with you. I just wanted to send you a little note to let you know how much Derrick and I enjoyed your home. We felt so at home and relaxed the entire time. We were ready to come home after 10 days because we missed our cats but we wish we could have taken the house with us!! Your home made our whole trip complete and we are very appreciative. Thank you and we look forward to staying in your beautiful home again next year Thanks again, Kim and Derrick

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Peaceful Retreat

Guest: Tracey (-)
Date of Stay: 06/16/11 Review Submitted: 09/22/11

Hi Tony, We arrived very late Thursday night after a fun experience with a flat tire on I-95! We were exhausted after the 13 hour trip, and were so happy to find that your home was so beautiful. Yesterday we delayed going to the parks so we could replace all four tires and get the car aligned. The pool and the game room were lifesavers. The children wore a path from the pool, around the front of the house, and to the game room. They played all day and slept very well! This morning I woke up early and found my oldest and my youngest in the garage playing Xbox...It was so quiet! Thank you for allowing us to stay in your lovely home:) Tracey

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A property with hidden issues !!!

Guest: Helen (Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK)
Date of Stay: 06/28/11 Review Submitted: 09/14/11

This is a nice house, please don’t be mistaken by the negatives I am about to report, but there are some things about the house that are not mentioned and I think should be carefully considered before renting this property. First of all, this is NOT in a quiet setting, private yes, but it backs onto the US27 and although there are very tall trees behind, they are very tall and don’t block out much noise. You can see the traffic on the road day and night from the pool area and even if you aren’t that tall you can most definitely hear it from both inside and outside the property. There are two king bed rooms, with en-suite bathroom, what you’re not made aware of is that they are one in the same, ie, the two largest bedrooms in the house with king beds actually connect to the same bathroom! A couple of the twin rooms are also so small that in order to get two single beds in each they are pushed up against the wardrobe doors. This fact together with the above shared bathroom issue would in our opinion not lend itself to multiple families renting this property. Why do we report such negatives you are now asking, well to be honest, other than the features above there is little wrong with the property. Although we did have to run the cutlery, plates and glasses through the dishwasher on arrival. However, the owner and the Management company leave a lot to be desired. Having arrived in Florida after almost 20 hours travelling we were confronted with a green pool. As green as the grass. Not what you want, when all you want to do is jump in the pool on arrival and you can’t. Originally when we reported it we were met firstly with disbelief and then with excuses about how quickly pools can turn. Not that quickly I can assure you. When the pool company came the following day, more excuses from blaming the prior occupants wee-ing in the pool, to too much sun-cream etc.. Eventually 4 days later when the pool had been treated with more than 8 gallons of chlorine, and heaps of other chemicals then finally drained and re-filled, we were advised that this was possibly a vendetta by the prior management company. Once the pool was rectified and the filthy BBQ cleaned, we did NOT hear from the management co. or owner again! Not a thing, not even a friendly “how are you getting on now?” Even our security deposit was returned late, not within the 14 days as per our contract with a lame excuse. Considering the property was let just after we left this should not have happened.

Owner response:As you have now read this rather scathing review, I, the owner would like to set the record straight. Perhaps some of you have been in customer service, and dealt with customers that no matter what you do, they will never be satisfied, as their outlook on life is nothing but critical. In fact, in an effort to accomodate this guest, at the time of booking, I actually purchased two more pool lounge chairs to alleviate her concern that there were only two available at the time. It is true, that the pool was green when the guest arrived. It took 4 days and a complete draining of the pool to fix the problem. My mgmt company and pool people where there every day to attend to issue, in the midst of terrible rainstorms, which of course precluded them from using pool anyway. I have a wonderful woman who watches over my property as if it was her own. She is very kind, and has bent over backward for me and my guests on more than one occasion. That is why, after owning and renting for 3 years, our home looks as good as it did when we first completed our total remodel. As for the noise mentioned, anyone can see that our back yard faces route 27. We are about 100 - 150 yards off of it, with rows of pine trees. It is nothing I hide, as I want repeat customers, which I continue to get. This guest, of course, I would never rent to again. In an effort to minimize noise, we installed an 8 foot high solid fence, which has reduced noise considerably. Inside the house, I rarely have heard anything. As for security deposit return, this was done 19 days after stay, and yes it was because I was out of town on a family emergency, which I explained to the guest, who apparently did not believe me. Our large king size bedrooms do share a large bathroom. Again I have never made an effort to hide this. Typically guests are staying with family and or friends, and find this to be no problem for them, as the water closet has it's own door, and both adjoining doors from bedrooms lock from inside, allowing for total privacy. Until now, I have not added e-mailed reviews I've received from past guests, but I can see now that this is necessary. I do hope that you would consider our property for your vaction needs. I thoroughly enjoy talking with prospective guests, and helping with their vacation planning. I have added the review I received from the guests just prior to this one, which I think says it all.

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Great!

Guest: Steve (Warwick, RI)
Date of Stay: 07/24/10 Review Submitted: 08/07/10

Everything about our transaction was perfect. Communication with the owner was great. The house was immaculate and had everything. After a long day at the parks it was great to come back to a house and enjoy the pool and relax. There was plenty of room for both families. I highly recommend staying here, I know I would again. Thanks Tony!!

Recommended for:Families with young children, families with teenagers.