We had a nice vacation in this condo, but several things could have made it a much better/perfect stay. Generally, the host’s attitude seems to be, If it is good enough for her, it should be good enough for you. That said, it was kind of good, I guess. Please read to the end of this review if you are inclined on some of the not so good…
GOOD – The condo is situated in a nice location, mere yards from the beach. There is enough parking for 2 cars. We were comfortable, the furniture is nice, the beds soft, the AC works, there is a very slim view of the ocean between 2 other buildings from the deck. The kitchen appliances work (although the microwave is vintage 1980!!) and the bathrooms aren’t gross. If you aren’t interested in cooking on site and just need a place to crash, this may suit your needs fine.
BAD - The unit is located TWO flights up from lot.
- Master Bedroom has poor power outlet access. There is only one outlet behind the heavy headboard. It would be easy enough to get flat headed extension to powerstrips on both side/bedside table.
- The kitchen has no room AT ALL for supplies/groceries (aside from fridge). No counter space to work. The WHOLE apartment has tchotchkes on all surfaces, in the common area and bedrooms. (I get it, you like fun beach décor, but we have our stuff we need access to.) It was odd and was a problem.
- Kitchen utensils had all dull knives, extremely difficult to work with. Kitchen microwaveable dishes were limited to 2, so you had to heat and transfer to another plate. Inconvenient.
- The host had left personal items in many drawers (bedside table, living room--do I need to see your nasty hair brush with old hair in top drawer?).
- There was no place to put beach chairs, umbrella, toys. Most units have lockers/closets to store stuff. We were fortunate we could throw in bed of our truck.
- The wifi router died for 2 days, and was located off site from unit.
Ugly – I reached out to Host when wifi crashed, 2 of us were on working vacations, and were hard at work when we lost access. After 2 days, host gave us access by using another unit’s wifi, but until then we lost comfort of our VRBO rental to go to Starbucks to work. I asked host if she would discuss a discount or compensation for our inconvenience, and she said firmly “no, it was not (her) fault.” When VRBO contacted her, the agent informed me host hung up on them.
So, caveat emptor.