SUNSHINE☀️HOUSE BEAUTIFUL WATERFRONT, RAINBOW BEACH, NEW AC IN ALL ROOMS

My husband and I recently spent a week at Sunshine House, celebrating our second wedding anniversary and despite having both sets of parents accompanying us, we actually enjoyed it more than our honeymoon we spent at a resort in Jamaica. Sunshine House is truly beautiful inside and out and has everything you need to be comfortable. Before booking we read a few negative comments about the air conditioning. I actually reached out to the owner Jennifer and she assured me they had added a new unit in the third bedroom and had also serviced the year old AC unit in the master bedroom and that it was in working order. We found that all the AC units worked great, however we only used them for a couple of nights. We soon discovered, we much preferred the lovely sea breeze coming in through the open windows. We enjoyed ourselves so much, we have recruited two other couples and have already booked two weeks in 2019.

Well maintained, everything was in working order. The decor was beachy and fun and the furniture comfortable. The linens were high quality, the a/c cold. We had a very enjoyable time, definitely worth the price.

While the location and condition of the home was above average, the kitchen and the air conditioning could use a little attention. One bed room did not have a AC unit and the ones that did were hard to figure out and difficult to keep at a consistent temperature. There are several floor fans through out the house to try and combat this. The kitchen was yours typical mix and match, heavily used leftover pots and pans with dents and pealing Teflon.

We are a family of 5: 2 parents, 2 high school graduates and a little guy who is 9. We picked Sunshine House because we needed enough room for everyone and it was lovely in the pictures. We were in Eleutheria for three weeks. So we were pretty versed in Bahamian culture by the end of our trip.

Here’s what’s good about Sunshine House:

It looks like the pictures

Jennifer is very responsive and found us help on the Island for some our household issues: House is near the center of the island an equi distant from most places

Quiet & Serene location

The Kitchen was pretty well out fitted esp. the cutlery

Available clean sheets

Jennifer suggested Leo Roses for dinners and fun & we loved it! Great food; great prices

Washer & Dryer

Here’s what’s bad about it:

It’s 1 mile from the beach. From the pictures, it looks like it is ON the beach. It’s not.

It needs a back up generator - the power goes out when there’s lightning - which it did four days while we were there;

No dishwasher

You have to pay for your drinking water

It needs an additional air conditioner in the third bedroom

Could not continuously run the Air conditioners because they drip on the hardwood floors

The Grill did not work and we specifically asked about it - we needed a blow torch to start it

Toilet in the kids bathroom needed a fix (we got one - but)

There is no shade off the back of the house - where it would be great to sit during the day

Cannot use the washer and dryer together when the air conditioners are running

NO Satellite OR DIRECT TV; just the set

The movies provided were frankly, nothing you’d want to watch eg., Ernest Saves Christmas?

Weak WiFi connection for a family of 5.

Additionally, we asked the owner if she had a suggestion for a car rental company. The recommended company first said there was a Jeep available. Days before our arrival, they send an email saying the Jeep had been wrecked. Then the rented us the worst dodge minivan. It was 10 years old; it had soft breaks (and there are tons of speed bumps and potholes to avoid); the bumper fell off; we had a flat tire; then the battery went dead. They finally replaced the van with a smaller vehicle (but there’s 5 of us remember)? Worst of all they chased us to pay for the gas on the Van when they came to get it because the battery was dead! We had to call the police to put the matter to bed. We were not happy vacationers. Why not just tell us Big Daddy Car Rentals?

And finally, we were t

The house can comfortably accommodate 6 persons, but there was no a/c in two of the bedrooms, and the one in the master bedroom did not work well at all (neither did the tv/cable, etc.). While the view from the balcony was quite stunning, and the property is on the water, there in absolutely NO SWIMMING (unless you drive 1/2 mile), which interfered with our relaxing times. Overall, we would recommend, but only for a 2 night stay.