I was hesitant on writing this review, as I would stay here again - so let me make that clear. The pros: great location, lots and lots of room to have families, great big kitchen, and the extra bathrooms are fantastic to have. Love the outdoor space for the dog, which was clean and mowed (no old dog poop - and yes, I did pick my dogs up). Beach chairs and umbrella were a great bonus to be able to use!
However - the house overall wasn’t clean. The floor especially I would not walk on without shoes, and very sandy/dirty bathroom floors and mats. The first night we washed the bathroom rugs and vacuumed the bathrooms ourselves because they were both so full of dirt and sand.
The mattresses need to be replaced. I removed the mattress pad to use my own I brought with, and it was pretty gross. I’ve seen worse, but I’ve seen better.
Cobwebs and dust were on the lights in the back 1st floor bathroom. However, showers & toilets, as well as counter surfaces throughout were clean.
Upstairs, although we didn’t use this room, there was a room with a previous renters towels and hair on the nightstand - which tells me the cleaning staff never even entered this room since the previous renter was there.
I really appreciate no cleaning fees by the owner, and I don’t mind tidying up a bit. However, we were told someone is coming in to clean in between renters, however that doesn’t seem like it’s happening or they’re not performing their job. I do expect when renting a hotel room or a vacation rental that it be clean, and since COVID, sanitized.
I would return, as long as the space was cleaner/got a deep cleaning.