Proximity to the beach was perfect, and private pool (albeit with no frills) in the backyard ideal. The beach felt semi-private and was away from the hustle and bustle. Unfortunately the pool cycle was not set adequately to handle the traffic, and by end of each day the water was cloudy and dirty. The owner sent the pool guy over once, after we complained, but that helped for just a day. If you were lucky enough to draw a room on the second floor, it has been somewhat renovated, and has some nice extra space with a screened in porch and sunroom. If you drew the “can’t do stairs” card, you were less fortunate. The first floor does not appear to have been touched up/repaired/anything since the place was built. The refrigerator door had bungee cords provided to keep the condiments on the shelves. I can never understand bathrooms that are meant to serve 8 sleepers that have ONE towel rack. We had to shift the bed in our room, and it was clear that the floor hadn’t been cleaned under/behind/alongside it in a very long time. We found trash and numerous other people’s belongings. While making our beds with linens provided (for a fee of course), we discovered that the mattress pad likely hadn’t been washed in years either – sporting various pubic hairs, stains, etc. The check-out instructions are very clear about separating dirty linens from towels before leaving – with NO reference to leaving comforters or pillows in a pile to be cleaned also. They clearly had not – the pillows stank, and one by one members of our family got sick throughout the week.
Finally, the toilet in “our” bathroom, which is right off the living room – so open to folks in the pool, folks visiting our floor - and serving up to eight sleepers, was out of date and inadequately sized for such a potential capacity. It clogged several times during our stay and we were able to unclog with the plunger provided. However, as we were rushing to make it to the airport and meet the 11am deadline of checkout it clogged again so we notified the cleaning crew as they entered. We were not halfway across the state when we received a notification that the owner had charged our credit card an additional fee for cleaning. That was on top of the cleaning fee already assessed. Our guess is the cleaning crew tried to flush and when it started overflowing, they panicked and blamed us. For the age of the property, it is overpriced. For what we paid, we expected a higher level of amenities and cleanliness.
