Great house, but a few things were missing.
Some of the amenities were not accurate on the listing, but were not deal breakers. The listing stated 4 beach chairs for renters, but were really small cheap bag chairs that we didn’t use. The second family we shared with left later so we gave them a heads up to pack their beach chairs. Not a big issue, but I wanted to mention it for future renters.
Second – the house needs a hose outdoors to wash off larger coolers and other items from the beach. Spigots by entrances were nice for feet, but the outdoor shower was full to the brim of stuff rendering it unusable. Horse tours frequented the area, so we didn’t want to remove all of the stuff from the shower then be responsible for it sitting out in the open all week.
Third – expected the kitchen to be better stocked based on the listing. It was missing common things like a grater, liquid measuring cups and a colander. Staying in the 4x4 means you’ll be cooking and it wasn’t easy to run out and pick up kitchen items, which we did and even donated one.
Fourth – the rental really needs larger outdoor trash cans and trash service twice a week. We had to take trash back with us in our vehicles since they were full, even though the majority of the occupants were not there all week. We ended up having to put 1 bag in the neighbor’s trash and even took larger boxes back with us, in addition to trash.Not something we expected to have to do.
Fifth – the rental lacked any cleaning supplies, specifically cooktop cleaner, as other renters mentioned in the rental book. Traveled with Lysol wipes, but even after spending a significant time cleaning up after a boil over, incurred additional fees passed from the cleaners.
Without getting into much detail, be prepared to bring plenty of cleaning supplies with you and take a lot of time cleaning, check after your kids diligently and don’t forget to press start on the dishwasher!!! Don’t expect the standard fee to cover anything more than a light wipe down of all surfaces and floors. We arrived to a 2nd bath shower full of sand. Not a big deal, so I didn’t say anything, but in hindsight it was a sign.