I’ll preface this review by saying we would stay here again, but with hopes some of the cons would be fixed. Pros: *Location is great. You can walk to many things, including grocery stores, a museum, and the beach (our party did walk to all of these).
• Ample parking. We comfortably parked three vehicles and could have fit another. •Home had both heating and cooling- great since we were there during a cold snap with lows in the low 50s. •Pool was good sized and heated (a wonderful surprise!). We could fit all nine of us in it (eight adults and one child) while visiting. •Good welcome information packet and goody bag. •Lots of towels- adequate for a large group showering and using the pool. • There are kayaks (we didn’t use due to weather and wind) and some pool toys.
• Furniture was comfortable. Cons: *Trash/recycling
o Bins are not rolling, so if you don’t have a party member strong enough to haul them full, you may have trouble.
o There are no lids, so with wind things will blow out and rain will get in. Because of this we left aluminum cans in a plastic bag on the top of the recycling bin, which then wasn’t picked up the day we were told to have it out (we ended up hauling it to a recycling site ourselves so we still had room in the bin). The pickup days/times were also prior to when we had to checkout, so there was a lot of trash/recycling left in the bins when we left. •There weren’t cleaning supplies. By this, I am referring to a broom (dustpan was there), Swiffer, or something similar. When staying somewhere for a week you’d hope to have something to keep the place clean. I can understand needing to purchase additional trash bags, dishwasher pods, etc., but it seemed odd not to provide anything to keep floors tidy. We ended up wiping down the floors partway through the trip with paper towels and spray cleaner we had purchased. There was also no sink stopper to do dishes by hand, so we ended up using a solo cup to plug the drain. • As the listing shows 10 people would be accommodated, This would be incorrect. There were only three spoons and eight usable plates (two were flaking/visibly damaged- not surprising since the style is not dishwasher or microwave safe and in a rental). •There were not basic spices (only salt)
• Basic maintenance is lacking - *Drain filter/trap of dishwasher was full. We discovered this when it wasn’t washing well and a member of our party cleaned it *oDryer vent needs to be cleaned out. -too many to list here
