The Port Canaveral/Cocoa Beach area is our typical vacation spot. We really love the area. This was the first time staying in Port Canaveral, we typically stay in one of the hotels along Cocoa Beach or even into Melbourne.
The good:
- the condo was a decent size
- free parking
- beautiful pool & hot tub
- quality towels and blankets
- everything you need for the beach (boogie boards, chairs, umbrella, etc)
- Property manager quickly responded to our questions and checked in on us to make sure everything was great.
- Price - the condo was super cheap for a one week stay
Things that could use some work:
- the condo needed some cleaning when we got there, the toilet had urine on it, the counters were dirty, and the living room tables needed wiped down
- there were 2 pots (small), 1 griddle pan and 1 burnt, small skillet. Fortunately we didn’t plan do do any major cooking in the condo, however if we did, we would not have been able to cook a full meal with the appliances available.
- the sliding glass doors make for a beautiful view, however, the doors are extremely difficult to open and the locks don’t work properly. This is clearly an issue as the solution was broom handles in the door tracks.
Things out of the property owners control:
- the listing cleverly lists “25 steps away from the beach,” which sounds really great, however it is 25 steps away from a PUBLIC beach. Which means all day, every day constant vehicle and foot traffic from random people heading to the beach. This is from 5 am to well after midnight.
- the unit is a corner unit, which again, sounds great, until all of the other guests and random people are using your patio as a walkway to the beach/parking lot as there are no other sidewalks available to them. We ran into random people numerous times, and chose not to keep the curtains open because of how much traffic there was in and out.
- The condo next door is currently under construction so again, all day, everyday, it was constant noise and trucks in and out.
Our trip was great. The condo was decent, although we would probably look for something different next time.