I gave it a 4 as I couldn’t give it a 3. It’s really a 3.5.
PROS: comfortable beds, remodeled/updated, nice views & beach supplies/toys in the hall closet I assume left by prior renters. We left two tailgating style chairs.
CONS: YOU CANT BRING YOUR OWN BEACH UMBRELLA. This was upsetting as we saw nothing stating that was the case when booking. I would have never booked this condo knowing that. It cost us an additional “I cant say or VRBO wont post my review” a day to stay here as we were forced to use the condos umbrellas/chairs. You also have to tip the beach attendants who set up the beach umbrellas each day. They def deserve it though... what a job.
There are two elevators but both located at the same end so depending on where your condo is it’s a trek getting to the beach. You have to go all the way down to the elevators just to back track the direction you just came from on the bottom level. You basically have to walk the full length of the condo twice, cutting through a hallway then walk through the pool area to get to the beach. If you’ve got kids or a bunch of beach supplies GOOD LUCK.
I know it is the beach but the prior vacuum job was terrible. There was sand everywhere. We vacuumed daily and the first day I vacuumed I found stuff that, had someone properly vacuumed previously, would have easily been found (like lifting up the rug or moving bar stools). You pay when you book to have the unit cleaned and to be told there’s absolutely no chance of an early or late check in/check out due to their “extensive cleaning procedures” felt like a scam.
Lastly, it was hard to cook in the kitchen as there was only one skillet, a sparse range of cooking utensils, & only 4 coffee cups. We did dishes daily but only had two DW pods. Luckily we thought to bring extra of our own so if you dont, you’ll have to buy more while you’re here in addition to paper towels. Only one roll of TP per bathroom & only 1 roll of paper towels. We decided to grill one night instead but the grills do not work or do not work properly.
In short, if you dont mind the long walk (and we really didn’t but it was a con), dont mind the $80 extra bucks a day to not have to drag your beach supplies half a mile (ended up being worth it) and plan on eating out every meal (what we resorted to), this place would be perfect. It is in a really great location and in the end, we were at the beach!