We traveling with our friends and have children ranging from 11 to 14 yo. We are experienced travelers and have stayed previously at domestic and international vacation properties. We have significant concerns about the state of this property particularly in this day and age when we are still dealing with a pandemic:
We saw evidence of leakage (from the upper unit) and black mold in the bathroom’s ceiling. We had to wipe everything down upon our arrival and saw more evidence of leakage after 2 days. There was evidence of mold and mildew around the bathtub and the threshold was completely detached . There was a constant smell of mildew emanating from the bathroom.
We expected that all the linen and blankets had been cleaned and laundered before our check in time. We found stained linen, covered with previous guests’ hair, crumbled blankets, previous guests’ lingerie in a closet, and debri/garbage underneath the mattress. We had to rewash all of the linen on our own.
When traveling with 3 children, we carefully select our vacation property including access to kitchen and kitchen amenities. This property has very very minimal kitchen utensils. Imagine having to visit superstores/thrift stores the first night we checked in to buy more pots/pans, mixing bowls, mixing spoons, spatulas, baking dishes, and even a can opener to accommodate the needs of our children.
Previous guests had mentioned that the owners live above and one can hear noise. They failed to mention the level of noise as the owners have young children who run and the lower unit is poorly insulated.
This unit does not have any air conditioning and has poor ventilation. It may be a good idea to pack extra fans (in addition to the ones provided by the owners)
We recommend that the owners carefully consider these recommendations, repair the property and most importantly adopt a higher standard of cleanliness particularly in the day and age of covid 19 pandemic and as they charge a “cleaning fee”. In fact with what appears to be black mold, they will need to employ a team for black mold remediation as it is a true health hazard that must be addressed