Based on the photos and previous guest reviews, we were so looking forward to a relaxing stay with beautiful oceanfront views and ocean breezes on the patio but, alas, the owner failed to inform us there was construction happening the entirety of our stay, blocking the touted oceanfront views. We even returned to the unit at 11:00pm one evening to floodlights pointed into our windows & were told they would be finished at midnight! The owner, however, doesn't believe this happened since I was too exhausted to think about taking photos at 11:00pm. The daytime photos & video I took apparently weren't enough.
When the crew was present, loud music was blaring. When they weren't present, the entire ground beneath the windows stayed strewn with trash, extension cords, sawhorses, ladders leaning on the balcony, etc. Only standing back in the kitchen was the ugliness not within eyesight.
Another condo owner came by & told us we should ask for all of our money back. I only asked for 2 of the 3 nights since the crew ceased working on Saturday (still leaving behind all the trash, ladders, etc) but the owner refuses to refund anything at all. Even though she admitted she knew they were there, she thought they would be finished by the time we checked in so she didn't think it was important to tell us about it. Unfortunately, she didn't verify that they were indeed finished because they weren't & instead blamed me for waiting too long (3 days later) to lodge a complaint, saying that if I had done so sooner she would have found me other accommodations. For someone to ask the guest to pack up and move somewhere else sight unseen is a) not at all customer-centric and, b) a bit like a bait-and-switch. There are obviously no other condos like hers on VRBO. Btw, the crew knew we were there the whole time and they didn't care, so not sure what the owner of this unit could have done about it if I'd complained earlier. She's not the one who hired them.
Needless to say, our 3-night stay was neither relaxing nor lovely, nor as pictured, and adding insult to injury, the owner absolutely refuses to make it right.
Word to the wise, only after paying the non-refundable payment will she then tell you that if you want linens & towels (and who wouldn't?) it will cost you an additional $55. Kinda sneaky that that's not mentioned anywhere in the listing (or at least it wasn't at the time of this writing.)