Overall a nice house and we had a great time. Super cool pool, cleaned every few days. A few things to note:
- The listing says it sleeps 12, if there are 2 people in most beds that's true but there are 7 beds, 1 single & 1 odd sized that isn't a single but was good for our toddler. Worked great for our group, our kids didn't have to double up. Something to keep in mind.
- Alex as the property manager was very communicative, can always get a hold of him. Helped arranged contact to a driver. Mostly helped with logistics, learned to research our own activities and what to do as he didn't offer much in that way like a concierge. Helped to arrange dinner prepared in the house by Ani and her family - they are WONDERFUL! Highly recommend in house prepared dinners - delicious and they clean up!
- Cleanliness was good, not great. I went to put my toiletries on the middle shelves in our bathroom and they were filthy, I cleaned it off myself and it was clear it hadn't been wiped in a long time. Closets were all a little dingy so I wiped down shelves myself. Sheets and towels were clean but worn down (more below). Not terrible by any means but just fine.
- AC only in bedrooms (to be expected) - keep the doors shut during the day, though we turned the AC off during the day it still stayed cool.
- Not a negative but nice to know, most houses in the DR have windows with screens and wooden shutters - no glass. This makes sense with the humidity but lots of outside noises when sleeping, we simply weren't used to it.
- For a high end property the sheets and towels were kind of run down and mismatched, we never had enough towels. We booked for 9 people but only had 4 beach towels set out. Seems like a pesky thing to review but it was kind of a pain. Beach towels weren't the size of a regular beach towel, many were random bath towels. Fine for kids but not adults. And not enough bath towels in the bathroom. Oddly, the towels were a thing.
- Kitchen is nice but not all cabinets close and again, clean-ish but not sparkling. Not sure if sparkling is a fair expectation but I keep my kitchen cleaner. May be a difference in preference, I like a really clean kitchen. And we had to buy our own paper products and no cloth alternatives (napkins and paper towels). No glass by the pool (makes sense) but there weren't any plastic dishes?
Overall gave is a 4 because the cleanliness and rooms (sheets, towels) were good but not great for a high end property.