The Good: Proximity to beach, but the tenant in the attached unit has the access to the beach; you have to walk around the house and up steep steps to access or go all the way around via the road to reach the beach. Large living room, kitchen, and main bedroom, but bathroom and two bedrooms on south side are small and hot. All appliances for kitchen, but the utensils were flimsy. Giant washer and dryer; you will need them. Provided “free and clear” laundry detergent and dishwashing liquid as requested. Outdoor shower, but in front of house, no privacy. Maps/brochures provided.
The Bad: Too many, listing only most important that pictures don’t show. 1) Not a stand-alone house; it is a duplex with a tenant whose unit faces the beach (but he’s quiet and only saw him in the morning and at night). 2) The shower stall floor has over a 12-inch drop from the rest of the bathroom floor with no grab bars. Be very careful. If you have mobility problems or bad knees or hips, this is NOT the place for you. 3) Mildew growing on shower curtain (had to run through wash twice). 4) Two bedrooms along the south side of the house never cooled off. Ever. Even with the ceiling fans running. 5) All sheets were black and towels were dark brown, couldn’t tell if they were clean. Had to run them all through the wash, just to be sure. 6) There is a half-inch gap under the front door, so anything could crawl in at any time. The culvert/swamp/pond/tide-pool under the living room and bedroom got, well, swampy smelling.
The Ugly: Communication is non-existent after check in. They simply do not acknowledge or respond. The duplex was tidy, but not clean. Mildew build up around fixtures and urine smell at both toilets was nauseating. Horizontal surfaces (table tops, kitchen counters, etc. were clean, but vertical surfaces (cabinet doors, side of coffee table, etc.) were tacky/sticky. Quick pass with damp paper towel showed an accumulation of grime that made my stomach flip over. (Reported to owner and followed up again next day, no response.) Spent half a day washing and cleaning to make it inhabitable.
Overall: It was Spartan, drab, and not clean. Felt like the house was prepared for unruly teenagers to descend upon and destroy the place. We paid a high cleaning fee, but feel that we should have been paid for all the cleaning that we had to do when we arrived. Believe the bad reviews. We didn’t and found out for ourselves. We have pictures.
