Vrbo nightmare!! I’m literally shaken at the thought of this trip. My husband and I have traveled throughout the world and never had a bad experience renting a home. While I can give a pass at the issues of the outdated home (it was priced accordingly). I cannot ignore the harrassment and then violation of privacy from the owner. There is a Ring camera on the front door and the enclosed dining veranda (technically inside), the owners actively watch everything you do and say and they start emailing and harrassing you. We had three young toddlers traveling with us so it wasn’t going to be ideal to move but VRBO didn’t call me back so we were stuck staying there the entire week. I was sick to my stomach the entire time, knowing we were being watched. I also got the feeling we were being watched or recorded inside but I can’t prove it. First red flag should have been lack of reviews. I warn all future renters that Michelle is not level headed. She was lucky that we were kind and considerate to her place, future renters might not be so nice after how she treated us. If you don’t want children in your property then you shouldn’t allow that. Some places make that clear. We were down in Naples visiting family, my sister came over with her children and Michelle lost it saying it was an “event”. Text after text harrassing us until they left. Sending screenshots to me that an event is anything over 3 people. No visitors should be clearly stated in the property details, all it says is no events.
The only nice thing about this place is the patio, but very windy out there. Furniture gets thrown around… it didn’t matter though because we weren’t comfortable hanging out out there since we were being watched. I will be persuing our issues with VRBO but my guess is she will find a way to get our review deleted like the others or create a new listing. Something doesn’t add up here…