We rented this home for an extended family vacation with people coming from several states, only one by car. We found it to be a big house in a great location with a lot of issues.
Pros
-big, lots of beds, room for our group to spread out and have fun while kids slept in other areas
-amazing location right across from beach access, near stores and restaurants, ocean views from the many balconies
-excellent water pressure
-floors (except kitchen) were clean and sand free when we arrived which is no small feat
Cons
-kitchen was filthy. Stovetop and all cookware were not cleaned so we had to wash everything before using it. Grout had oily stains and brown blotches all over and needs a deep clean.
-strange lack of furniture in bedrooms. Aside from beds there were no dressers or anything to unpack suitcases. Several rooms had a table or sideboard that was falling apart (wobbly legs, peeling fake wood, etc)
- lots of stuff that looked fancy but didn’t actually work out well. Ex- the banister and railing on the stairs are all metal. There’s no hand rail on top so if you actually need to lean on it you are pressing a narrow metal piece about 1cm wide and it hurts. Fancy botanical railing is also super easy for kids to climb up so beware.
Ex- high top table in kitchen has what appears to be a glass protector laid on top. But when you try to straighten it you discover that it’s actually plexiglass that has been glued down crooked and is too big for the table, leaving sharp plexiglass corners pointing off the table for people to bump into.
-SAFETY- most of the many doors in the home are French doors and do not close or latch properly. Some only stay closed when locked, some only latch at the top or bottom sliders and not the deadbolts which appear to be locked but slide out. This includes doors which open to the pool. We had to move furniture to block a door that we could not get to stay closed enough to keep a preschooler inside.
SAFETY- the pool alarms were all deactivated when we got there, despite placards on every window stating the alarms cannot be deactivated. Some were breaking off the doors. We discovered this when our special needs preschooler appeared by the pool alone due to the lack of alarms and doors that don’t latch. Thankfully we saw him right away from the window in another room but it was terrifying. Maintenance helped us get them set up (except brokenone) but make sure you check when you arrive if you have kids!