If youâre a family with children and expect to socialize with anyone while youâre in OOB, then this is NOT the place for you. My husband & I have a 2 & 5 year old daughters and were looking to have a relaxing vacation, enjoying the beach, amusement park and local scene. The house itself is nice, with a hot tub (that she doesnât allow children in), about 20 extra chairs cluttering the backyard (but no guests are allowed), seating for 15 in the kitchen (again - NO guests!!) and many, many fragile, breakable trinkets scattered throughout the house.
Upon arrival, I needed to âkid proofâ the interior for two hours while my husband took the kids into town. There were elaborate displays of crystal glasses and family heirloom pictures from the early 1900âs- engaging, but NOT rental-friendly! We noticed two wicker chairs were damaged upon arrival & put them in the shed. When she came over to water her lawn for almost two hours, (during a drought) she brought the chairs back out from the shed and rudely accused us of ruining them in front of our kids. She later deducted money from our deposit (we're not allowed to disclose the amount, but it was too much). My husband was very diligent about cleaning the hot tub. My parents and sister own a hot tub, our children are in them all the time. We know how to clean hot tubs and use them properly. She accused us of âletting our children use it as a play poolâ and âtrashingâ it.
My parents stopped by for lunch (theyâre pushing 80 and one of them is going through chemo, and therefore I can only see them certain days of the month.) She cited the rental agreement and threatened to KICK US ALL OUT due to them sitting on the porch for a few hours, they never even went inside.
On the surface, Judy is a very thoughtful woman who welcomes her guests with sâmores set-ups, dish soap and a full spice rack. But, after a day, it felt like a trap as she was clearly very nervous about children in her fragile house. Coupled by texts, calls and visits to âwater her lawnâ and to âcheck on the hot tub,â Judy made it very difficult to relax. If you have children with you for this vacation, choose another place to enjoy OOB!!