Our extended family recently spent a week around Thanksgiving at this house in a prime spot in Siesta Key. I am taking the time to write a review because of the decidedly mixed nature of our experience.
We were greeted almost immediately by the horrible, disturbing sound of running our disposal. After screaming and turning it off, our uncle reached in, over and over, and withdrew 16 (sixteen!) plastic bead-type objects. As a landlord, I would never allow a new tenant to move in without emptying the disposer. There is always stuff like bottle tops, twist-ties, or whatever, in there. To me, it’s called pride of ownership. You make sure that it’s just like you’d want it if you were moving in.
So what else was wrong?
•There was a Weber grill for our use. How nice. Only problem, the push-button ignitor did not work (appeared to have not worked for a while), so we had to light it with a match. Only got burned once.
•There was a DVD player there. How nice. Only problem, no remote and no cable to even hook it to the TV
•The child safety gates, which we had specifically asked for and been promised, were broken
•There were three bikes in the garage for our use. One had a flat tire, one had no chain, and the third barely worked. When we mentioned this, SKLRP said bikes weren’t included, so too bad. But bikes ARE listed in the checklist, just not the verbiage. And there they were.
•Ice maker in the bar upstairs from the kitchen had disgusting black mold growing inside. Seriously.
•The pool/spa heater was a constant source of painful frustration. We only succeeded in getting the spa up to temperature when we could use it, once the entire week. It took hours and hours (not the 30 minutes their instructions said) to get it up to 103 from the 80-something it was typically at. But, it would only run for 1.5 hours before shutting off and requiring someone to push a button. No button, no heat.
•Water pressure in some bathrooms was barely enough for a trickle shower
•The washing machine had such a loud spin cycle that people thought it was going to blow.
•The kitchen, as promised, was missing any type of staple, like oil or spices or bags or napkins or dishwasher soap or sponges or any of the million things you now need to go buy. Toilet paper too.
•The soaps provided were a joke.
So, like I said, great beach location and nice sunset views. Maybe they'll change management companies. But it gets back to pride of ownership. It's missing here.