Rating Details:
The property manager was very helpful.
The vacation rental was clean.
I was very happy with the location.
I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
I have stayed in 20 or so different homes/condos on Kiawah Island in the 30 years I have vacationed there, including a number of Turtle Cove Villa condos. 4843 is one that I believe needs the most TLC of all my experiences. I generally don't write negative or even lukewarm reviews, but I really wanted to like this place more than I did. While in a great location - lagoon view/reasonable walk/bike ride to the beach - it feels much more like a worn and tired vacation rental property than others I have visited. The owners need to invest in some much-needed improvements to this property, including the bedding, which was not particularly comfortable. I'm not sure whose idea it was to block the openings in torn screens on the porch with balled up pieces of aluminum foil, but that's not the way to fix that issue, even if it is a purely aesthetic concern. Trying to get the door to the porch open where it rubs heavily on the hardwood floor was a daily chore. The air conditioning, while operational, was not balanced well, with two of the bedrooms remaining consistently warmer than the rest of the condo. The porch fan is virtually unusable, as it's very unbalanced and makes a racket when operated. As warm as it was in the evenings while there, that would have been nice to have working - not an expensive replacement. Some of the window blinds don't work. The dryer control doesn't have an arrow on it, so it's a guess as to where the setting is. Perhaps these are little things, but they present as if this is strictly an investor rental where the owners never use the property. If you need 3 BR's/3 BA's with a good view and reasonable beach access, and don't mind the relative lack of modernization and updating in your vacation rental, this condo will be fine for you. It's just not up to par with so many of the others I have rented over the years that feel more like someone's personal vacation home for rent.