**Spacious Beachside home with brand new private pool - perfect retreat***

Place is in good shape. Pool is smaller than it looks in the pictures, but it is large enough! There are lots of beach toys available for you to borrow in the garage, so don't worry about bringing those. There are also several bikes. I would suggest you bring your own bike helmets (and locks) and enjoy a ride on the beach. We were surprised that people are allowed to drive on the beach in the area. There were no concerns about it, but we were always wondering if we should take the short two block walk, or drive. Oh the laziness of being on vacation! Wi-fi in the house works well. We did reset it once, but that was easy to do from the "server room". We had exceptional weather, so did not get a chance to discover the books in the children's bedroom or the fantastic boardgames until we were doing a "last check" as we were packing up. Also, the weather was a little cool still to see the Manatees just down the road, but we hope to catch them another time and did get a chance to watch the dolphins frolic. All in all, a fantastic, relaxing stay. THANK YOU!

This was our first time to FL. and Mark made our stay

wonderful! He is a very special person whom l thought

was a great landlord. The home is full of light and all

the furniture was up to date and very comfy. The kitchen

was a dream come, everything you could ever want. He

even had play things for the beach as well as bikes. The

pool was very nice, but when we were there it was to

cold to use. We went to the beach a lot and that was

just across the street or you could drive just a block to

enter the beach by car and a lovely park. Our needs

were fully met and then some.

We love returning to this house every year. The house is so spacious with everything we need for our vacation. The house is clean and tastefully decorated, and the pool is very inviting and, with the screened enclosure, we don’t have to worry about the insects. The beach and the intra-coastal are just a short walk away. New Smyrna Beach is so charming and laid back; we always find a new place to explore and new restaurants to try. Looking forward to next years’ vacation!

We have been renting homes and condos for mote than 20 years and have never rented a property in such poor condition. Pulling into the drive and immediately noticing holes in the window screens and overgrown shrubs gave us an indication of what we would find .

First, I have to say while the property has potential to be lovely, it obviously is not properly maintained. Entering the living room, there was popcorn visible on the carpet and under the sofa. Hairpins could be seen on the floor so this floor had not been cleaned! There were multiple slats missing from the vertical blinds in the sunroom and master. The pool deck was black with mildew and the pool was filled with debris. The screen enclosing the pool was covered with large webs WITH large spiders! The pool furniture is rusted to the point of being a safety issue.Expecting that the rest of the house would be more of the same, we moved to the bedrooms. Pulling back the cover on the master bed revealed black HAIRS! We immediately removed the sheets and began to wash all of the sheets in the house. Going upstairs was more of the same. Broken ceiling fan in the loft bedroom (how is a house rented with only 3 of 4 blades on a fan), broken toliet seat in the upstairs bathroom and when flushed, the toliet would not stop running. There were multiple burned out

light bulbs and the kitchen clock needed a battery. Both shower curtains were covered with mildew and the throw rugs had obviously not been washed in months.

Of course I immediately called the Ocean Properties office to report all of these issues. Seeming uninterested, they sent a duo of

housekeepers, who said the pool deck needed pressure washed. Since the property manager claimed the house had just been

cleaned, in order to be sure the house was actually clean, we chose to clean ourselves and worked past midnight.

Tim from maintanence was very helpful and did replace the slats on the blinds, batteries, and lightbulbs. He also brought new outside hoses. He said he would see about fixing the ceiling fan but that did not occur during our stay. The "gentleman" who was sent to pressurewash the pool deck was gone more than he was at the property so he didn't finish the job. He complained to us about how hard it was to find someone to work on a Sunday...honestly not our problem. We fixed a couple of bikes so we could ride...we purchased beach chairs also.

We were given a check to compensate for the inconvenience..insulted.