Condo descriptions were everything stated: newly renovated, tastefully decorated, clean, nicely stocked, comfy beds, amazing lanai and ocean views. There was only one big problem - the large oceanfront pool, situated below the unit, was under construction. We understand that remodeling has to be done sometime but Errica did not advise us until after we paid our final payment and just 2 days prior to check in. From the day we arrived till the day we left the workers were laying down new tiles across the entire surface of the pool. We watched their progress for 8 days as they diligently cut and sized their mosaic design with their skill saws and pounding in their construction site of trucks, tents, pallets, buckets & water pumps all right below the unit's lanai. We, and the nearby units, also had to listen to the boom box music of the workers blasting for 3 days (until someone must have complained and it finally stopped). From 8:00am to 5:00pm every day, except Sunday and during their daily lunch breaks, our naps and reading and conversations were constantly interrupted. And, because one pool was unavailable, the other, much smaller pool, was often overcrowded. Aside from not having the use & convenience of the oceanfront pool & the constant noise, the lack of transparency by the owner is what disappointed us most. Had Errica put a disclaimer on her VRBO listing, we would have had the choice to stay at this property on another occasion and certainly not during construction. We noticed many units located nearby were vacant & that most of them on VRBO posted a full disclosure of construction noise & that one pool was not in use. That was the right thing to do. We are not your typical visitors that are out all day sightseeing. We have been visiting the Islands all of our lives & vacation there to get away, to relax, have quiet time & to enjoy the ocean views. After the first day of our stay, we emailed Errica to let her know about a couple of minor issues in the condo & the main issue of concern - the construction. Errica did offer to refund our money if we wanted to leave but we weren’t about to spend any of our precious vacation time trying to find another available condo 2 days into our stay during the height of Summer when accommodations & rental cars were scarce. By the way, the small issues were not addressed, but we dealt with them. We're disappointed with lack of transparency of the owner & will not be returning to this condo.
