We had a very rough start to our stay - the house was dirty and full of ants when we arrived, we were told it had been cleaned and the ant situation "was part of living at the beach." Not having an alternative, and Mariona seeing the situation for herself - the house was re-cleaned ( dirty sheets in the closets, and ants climbing up the walls). We settled in. The house needs upgrades, in the kitchen the is refridgerator and dishwasher are old, the washing machine takes nearly two hours and there is NO dryer which makes washing towels an issue. Mariona did volunteer to dry the towels daily - which was very kind. The house beach towels are old and need to replaced and most importantly, it needs to be fumigated for ants - they were through out the entire house, kitchen, bedroom closets, we were constantly spraying.
The positives of the house are the beautiful views of the ocean, the lovely breeze, the pool is well maintained and great for a dip after the beach. The house is in a great part of Pals with the beach, stores and restaurants within walking distance.
We have rented homes all over the world and have never encountered these problems before - please note that once these issues were pointed out, Mariona and her team did everything to fix them and was available to help at all times of the day.