If this review was just based on the owner, her responsiveness and the beach location, this would be 5-stars, but unfortunately all factors need to be taken in to account.
POSITIVES
- the beach had less people than other areas on OCMD
- the view from the balcony was breathtaking for sunrise
- plenty to eat and do in the area of OCMD
NEGATIVES
- there are no pictures of the bathrooms in the advertisement. When asked the owner said they are great, but in reality they are run down and need to be renovated (note: the owner said she was going to do this soon)
- water heater broke during stay - we reset the breaker and it started working again. Advise you can only get 1.5 showers before hot water runs out
- the front door lock stopped working (electronic) while we were there so we got locked out. She said that was a problem and was going to get it replaced, but why not replace it right away and not let it keep happening.
- the balcony floor was very dirty and I don’t think they have ever wiped it down.
- there is carpet in the bedrooms which in a rental is a very bad idea because it is filthy. The owner mentioned the place is very nice, so we thought the carpet would be somewhat new and it was not.
- the refrigerator door felt like it didn’t always close fully. There was a note from the owner to push hard, but I still believe it doesn’t hold the cold well
- the dishwasher didn’t work. We brought our detergent and nothing would get clean. We just used paper/plastic after we realized, but we weren’t prepared to do that.
- parts of the hardwood floor are missing in the kitchen area
- from screen door was broken - screen and the self-close arm was falling off
- THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE, but a heads up: if you have small children (we have 1 and 4), this place is NOT conducive to having them there with glass lamps, glass windows in the wall unit, and plugs/wire exposed.