4/10 Poor
Clayton A.
26 Aug 2021
Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, location
DISAPPOINTED
This was our fourth vacation trip to the mid-coast Maine area. We thought we would take a chance at staying on a beach front property. I failed to realize that the location was directly on a major highway with very heavy car and truck traffic. Because the apartment has no air conditioning, it was necessary to keep windows open to allow for air circulation. It was impossible to shut out the heavy traffic noise which made sleeping very difficult until the wee hours of the morning. The heavy truck traffic resumed long before dawn again making it very difficult to sleep. The apartment has been very poorly maintained. Windows, screens and blinds were beyond filthy and in very poor condition, i.e. holes in screens, etc. They have probably not been cleaned in years. The bed in the master bedroom has a very poor quality mattress, which had a piece of foam rubber on the top. If you have ever slept on foam rubber, you know it is very hot. The second bedroom had bunk beds with mattresses only fit for light weight children. I had to replace light bulbs in other areas of the apartment by scavenging them from the room we were not using. The layout of the kitchen and pantry is not conducive to preparing a meal. The sink is in the pantry and the stove and refrigerator are in the kitchen. The noise problem could probably be fixed by the addition of one or two window air conditioners, allowing the windows to be closed, thereby blocking most of the heavy truck traffic noise. Some normal maintenance and a good cleaning of windows, screens, and blinds would go a long way to make this property better.
Also, there is no barbecue grill and I could not find a toaster. This was not an inexpensive property. The one saving grace is the location is six miles from Camden with many good restaurants and a good grocery store.
Clayton A.
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2021
