This was definitely a beautiful condo, and the owner was very professional to deal with. It was spacious and had plenty of room for everyone to hang out and watch a movie in the living room, or enjoy a nice meal in the dining area. Having said that, I wanted to share some thoughts on things you should know before you stay, and some ideas that, IMHO, would make the condo more comfortable.
1. Items that would make the stay more comfortable.
- Blow dryer (we had to buy one, had 4 ladies in the group).
- Kleenex (my wife happened to have a cold so we bought this too since there was none at all).
- Some area around the master bath sink to set stuff like a shelf or small cabinet/vanity (it's a pedestal sink with very minimal room).
- The kitchen was pretty well equipped, but we couldn't find a cookie sheet (we were making garlic bread) so we had buy aluminum foil.
Of course you don't realize what you need until you need it, so we had to make several trips to acquire the things above.
2. Things you should know.
- The master bed is without question the hardest bed I have ever slept in. I tend to like a more firm mattress but this was REALLY hard. The bed also squeaks with any and all movement, rolling over, moving at all. I don't know if it's the frame or what, but who wants a squeaky bed while they're on vacation? Because of the laminate flooring, sounds carry very easily in this condo, so between that and a squeaky bed privacy was minimal at best.
- The bathroom door in the master bedroom would not latch so there was no way to keep it closed, therefore it was always a little open. If you were in the shower and someone came into the bedroom, the door would pop open from the opening of the bedroom door.
- The bunk bedroom has two lights in the ceiling and one was out, which made the room quite dark. I'm sure that will be fixed, but I'm surprised the cleaning crew didn't catch that.
- Although there is "access" to the private beach, the daily charge is around $11 per person. A few miles away there is a nice public beach (Sand Harbor) which was very nice, had a minimal parking fee and lots of stuff to do and see.
- I was going to do some grilling, but the grill only had open burners, no heat distribution plates or briquets, so I didn't end up using the grill since it would be like making steaks over an open propane flame. Others might not care about this, but to me seemed like something wasn't right.