While we thoroughly enjoyed our time spent in Port Aransas & at the beach, we were pretty disappointed in this rental. Upon arrival, we quickly noticed that the cleanliness wasn’t up to our standards & I don’t believe that our standards are unreasonable. We’ve spent a lot of time in vacation rentals so we know what is to be expected. While unloading our luggage into the bedrooms, we spotted two dead cockroaches on the back bedroom floor. It was apparent that they are aware of the issue because we also found a black roach trap under the side table in the other bedroom. The wood flooring has no grout to seal between the planks so naturally there was all sorts of filth in between the cracks of the floors. Our feet were black from walking barefoot around the house. Unfortunately, even mopping wouldn’t fix that issue. The kitchen was very ill equipped. I wish we had brought a skillet & a Keurig (1995 called and wants it’s coffee pot back), it would have made breakfast for 12 people a whole lot easier. For the price we paid per night, you would think that at the very least, inexpensive things like salt, pepper & coffee filters would be provided. Several of the dishes, pots, pans, etc.. were dirty and had to be washed before they could be used. I had inquired about a grill before we arrived and was told that a gas grill was provided but when we went to cook our burgers, we realized that the propane was pretty much empty. The community pool was about the size of a glorified hot tub & it was very dirty. There was a house two doors down that came with it’s own private pool, fire pit & golf cart - we were shocked when we looked it up and realized that the cost for that rental would have been almost $100 less for the same amount of time that we spent at Casa Las Olas. Overall, none of these things were worth calling maintenance over or asking someone to fix during our stay. It is what it is & I decided to leave an honest review because I would have appreciated being able to read one prior to choosing this rental. It has the potential to be nice but needs several improvements.
