Blue Marlin~Blue Mountain Retreat w/Ocean View!! Pool and Fitness Center!!!

Had a great experience in Blue Mountain, great restaurants that are walking distance away (Sushi and Irish Pub) and the ice cream shop (BMB Creamery) was a must have as hot as it was down there. Got a great tan with a host of other beautiful people on the best beaches I've ever been to state side. Emerald green water that varied from dark blue to green as the depths change. Second sand bar is a short swim. I'll be back again. Sand Dollar One made the trip very easy and convenient with timely responses, great recommendations, and accommodating services :)! We will be back to see you guys again next time.

Happy to write a review when I have a great experience. Home was very nice and well maintained, layout was nice for me and my family. The transaction was easy, no stress. Didn't have to drive by and office or wait on someone to check us in as code was provided to us. Community was nice, pool was great. Walk to beach was easy and needed with how much we indulged in the great food in the area. I am not usually the type to revisit a vacation spot but I can definitely envision us coming back here.

Rating Details:

The property manager was very unhelpful.

The vacation rental was clean.

I was somewhat unhappy with the location.

I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.

Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental.

Reviewer Comments:

We didn't actually rent the Blue Marlin, we rented another property one street over, however, when I called to confirm when the second payment would be coming out, I asked for them to double check they had the correct bank account numbers. This is when I discovered someone who used to work at sand dollar one had canceled our reservation with no explanation given. At this point, we were offered our money back or the Blue Marlin, it was too late to find another place so, based on the description of the Blue Marlin on the website, we decided to take it. The Blue Marlin did not have two king beds, like the website described in three different places, it had full beds which didn't leave enough room for my husband to sleep with me and my two small children, therefore spending his entire vacation sleeping on the couch. My sister stayed in the back room on the second floor which was filled with bugs (also 3rd floor) all over the toilet, sink, and tub, she had to use someone else's bathroom the entire trip. The outlets in three of the four bathrooms did not work. The grill took my husband 45 minutes to get lit because it was so old and didn't work properly. The bikes we were promised would be delivered apparently were not delivered. There were bikes there but after calling to let sand dollar one know that two of them were broken they said they didn't have bikes delivered and those must have just been the owners bikes. I did call on Monday to let sand dollar one know what was going on, it was Ryan who I had talked to every time I called, he sent someone out to deal with the outlets, the bugs, and the grill. The outlets did work after the repairman left, he said he sprayed for bugs, however, they were still there until a couple days before we left. He replaced the grill because the other one was so old and clearly didn't work. Ryan also had bikes sent down that we could use. When I told Ryan about the bed situation he just simply said, yes the website did say two king beds.

Rating Details:

The property manager was very helpful.

The vacation rental was spotless.

I was happy with the location.

I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.

Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.

Reviewer Comments:

It was nice.

This was an awesome house to stay in during our awesome vacation! The entire family had a great time at the beach and at all the local restaurants. We cannot wait to come back!