Absolutely stunning views and perfect layout of the house. Excellent cleaning of the home and property manager was responsive to texts during daytime and repair folks came quickly (propane tank was nearly empty and we couldn't even grill hot dogs, electric teapot replacement, leaky master toilet, etc.). Property a bit tired (pool really needs re-plastering with giant holes. Some interior walls have holes, drapes won't close since they duct-taped the curtain rod at the top as a fix, A/C for one of the rooms didn't work well, etc). Road was very rough and unpaved but that's not something this villa can control. We paid $225 for the "recreation package" with beat up equipment - 2 kayaks and 2 standup boards, but they gave one bloodied adult life vest and one child life vest only. Chalk Sound is not super deep (5 feet, we were told), but the wind is incredible. It's easy to get swept out there and not get back without super human strength. It's quite choppy there and there were usually whiteheads in the water. I'd expect more life vests at the very least since we paid extra for the "package" which should have been included in the rental amount anyway.
Unfortunately, during our last evening, the power went out. All the other villas around us (including some rental ones) has backup generators, but we were left with no candles and all dead batteries for the many flashlights they had there. So I'm assuming that power outage is not a rarity there. It was stifling in the bedrooms all night as we couldn't open the windows / sliding doors due to no screen. The detached garage door and the gate did not have battery backup. Fortunately, we didn't park in the garage that night or we couldn't have left for the airport early next day. The gate opened up only 1/3 of the way... Towards the end of our week long stay, the cockroaches decided to come out and there were at least 3 laying in waiting for us in the bedrooms and bathrooms. Understand that this is a tropical place but perhaps better spraying would be in order. All in all, our family enjoyed our stay, but for the price we paid (over $2000 a night), that was a terrible end to our vacation. I tried to tell the property manager about some of these issues. How can I say this delicately? It was service but with a healthy dose of attitude. She wasn't exactly rude, but she wasn't exactly nice either.