Overall the house was clean. It had everything we needed amenity wise (having an 8 month old with our party), kids bedroom was wonderful with toys, tv, movies, etc., the kitchen was great and we did enjoy our stay.
However, the outdoor pool area was not as enjoyable. The pictures are a bit deceiving as the pool is EXTREMELY small and very deep! The retaining wall is not high enough or enclosed. This was very concerning as we had small children, one whom is autistic, and the lake was able to be accessed very easily. Not to mention the alligators were right below us almost the entire time and out of the water with nothing stopping them from entering the pool area. We understand they live in fresh water, but there should have been something enclosing the area fully or this mentioned with better pictures in the description.
It was supposed to be cleaned on Wednesday and they showed up, but never cleaned it. It was dirty, and was not cleaned our whole stay, and didn’t look like it had been in a while. We are pool owners at home and were very disappointed in this. The landscaping from the neighboring property was overgrown and covering most of the sunny part of the patio, the pool only has minimal sun.
A few other things worth mentioning are the furnace filters were black and haven’t been changed since Jan, the ice maker/filtered water didn’t work & was dirty. Also, longer than a 5 min walk to the beach, more like 10.