First of all, let me say that communication with the owners was second to none! I have asked Cathy and Craig a zillion questions and they were always quick to answer and they also provided useful information regarding airport transportation, activities, restaurants, etc. As far as the house is concerned, I have to agree with the last reviewer that there are a few flaws and if you expect a luxurious rental, look somewhere else. No wine glasses, dishwasher not doing what it is supposed to do, linens and towels are very old, broken blinds, broken toaster, missing blender cover, master bedroom bath plugging, dishes, and worst of all, the very bad smell coming from the laundry area. The A/C was a little noisy but did the job! The day after our arrival, I emailed management to let them know that 4 lights were not working and that the screen patio door was falling apart. They came quickly and changed three lightbulbs but didn’t fix the patio door nor changed the swimming pool light. Would have been fun for evening swimming.
The maid did an excellent job and the pool boy kept the pool clean! But this guy lives right on the property and he could and did show up at anytime given moment during the day, even when we were enjoying the backyard! We did not appreciate that as we were under the impression that he would show up before 7 in the morning and only once a day.
Would we go back to this house? Absolutly, since we are not fussy people and we adapt easily. We think the price for 2 weeks was more than fair. It was quiet, relaxing, a short walk to the beach, an even shorter walk to 5th avenue, 20 minute walk to a major grocery store, the pool was great, so was the neighborhood and we never ever had a security concern. But we have to admit that the house and its content is in need of TLC.