The property is very close to the beach and boardwalk. Some things to note as I have been renting from VRBO for over 10 years and have never experienced the following:
- No professional cleaning services are used by the owner
- Property was not clean upon arrival at 530 PM
- Owner traveled to the house with her two child aged sons to clean and they do not live close by
- We were not able to unpack or enter the house until almost 10 PM
- After “cleaning” the house was still filthy
- Bathroom surfaces, toilets, tub and shower were not sanitized or cleaned
- Kitchen was wiped down like the bathrooms, but not actually cleaned as all surfaces were sticky
- floors were not swept, vacuumed, or washed
- The covers on the two futons in the living room were not even shaken out and had crumbs, stains and sand from the previous renters
- linens in the bedrooms were not clean
- The futon that is supposed to be upstairs in one of the bedroom is in the living room and we were forced to move the mattress which appears to have water or urine damage upstairs at 10 PM
- We couldn’t cook as the pots and pans were hidden in the stove, they were dirty and we didn’t find them until the last night
- There is an ant problem
- Property owner waited 4 days to respond to my email explaining the many issues we experienced and said we could stay an extra day the morning of departure at 745 AM, however due to the late response, we were busy packing and did not look at our email
- Owner could have called with this information but chose not to
Overall, this is a very poorly managed property. The location is great and the AC works well, but if you typically seek out accommodations that are at least 2 star or above, this property is not for you. We selected this property based on the cleanliness (per the reviews as a member of our group is immunocompromised) and location. Overall, it was a very disappointing final vacation with our daughter and friends before college.