We had a wonderful week at this home. The house is very close to Pocomo beach, which was beautiful. The constant breeze through the home was lovely, and the sunsets and stars were unbelievable. The house was spacious, and the layout was perfect.
The house was not as clean as it should have been however. When we first arrived, it looked as if maybe the house hadn’t been cleaned from the last guests (dirty floors, bathrooms, etc). This wasn’t a big deal at the beginning of the week, but we began to notice more things as the week went on (dirty sheets upstairs, etc), that really made us question the cleanliness of everything.
There is also a major insect problem (spiders, mosquitoes, ants, cockroaches) particularly in both bathrooms... we cleaned up bugs all week long, but began to feel like we were camping indoors. There were also bugs in the kitchen routinely, and even one in the oven!
The house also lacked a bit of privacy, despite being on a beautiful secluded lot. Someone would show up unexpectedly to water the flowers in the window boxes. This happened early one morning, and we actually had to get out of bed (despite our plans to sleep in), because she was on a step ladder at our bedroom window. On another day, she showed up in the afternoon, and was at the hose just as my husband was about to use the outdoor shower. We understand that these maintenance activities need to occur, however a heads up and or a schedule would have been great, so we could plan accordingly.
Lastly, this property is listed in the water view category on HomeAway, and it is certainly not. Although this was probably an unintentional oversight, waterview was one of my search criteria for a vacation home, so I was disappointed. I probably wouldn’t have paid this much money for my rental had I known that it wasn’t actually a waterview property.
Overall we had a great week and really enjoyed our stay in Pocomo. We would definitely rent this home again, provided the cleaning company does a more thorough job next time.