This was our second time using VRBO for our annual month long stay in Tampa to leave Chicago winter for a short while. While we were fine with the first rental, we realized there is a lot that cannot be determined by pictures and can only be revealed once at the rental. For this house, it not only delivered what it said on the VRBO website, it exceeded our expectations.
We arrived on Valentine’s Day and greeted with a dozen roses in a red vase. The refrigerator was stocked with condiments, and breakfast foods. It was a very nice touch and set the tone for the month.
The owners have gone the extra mile to make sure everything is perfect and provided for. The house was spotless and in great shape. This is not just a rental. It feels like someone’s home with pride of ownership. The beds were real beds (not foam) and comfortable, there is furniture for clothes (not just a closet with shelves), the bathrooms were stocked with soap, shampoo and other toiletries and the list goes on an on. Every sink had soap from Bath and Body Works. The kitchen was stocked with every appliance needed and for those with kids even tippy cups and kid plates. There were so many thoughtful items throughout the house, it would take a page to list them all. The hosts even included Netflix, Youtube TV and Disney+ and there is a TV in each bedroom, the pool area and family room. Want a portable Alexa? They have that too. The list goes on and on. Two of our grown children came down for a week to work from Tampa and enjoyed the house as much as we did.
The owners were also very responsive. We reached out with a few questions we had and they responded immediately. They took care of taking the garbage and recycling twice a week to the curb and then back to the side of the house and worked around when we were going to be gone to check on the pool chlorine levels and mowing the grass. They could not have been more gracious and accommodating.
We loved the house so much we are renting again next year. Thank you Yuni and Justin!