Even though we live in Southern California, we decided to take a vacation where we felt safe and could have a great time on private property with a pool versus staying at a resort hotel. We arrived on Sunday and had three great days. On the fourth day, the dishwasher stopped working, and we noticed roaches outside the property. I called mgt, and they sent a tech quickly who sprayed outside and attempted to fix the dishwasher. By the end of the week, a few roaches made it inside, but only 2 or 3.
We did have to spend a lot of time washing dishes. The pool outside is fabulous, but unfortunately, on Thursday, our 5th day, my kids who have spent a lot of time indoors, due to COVID, decided to turn on music and have a singing competition. The activity lasted 35 -40 minutes in the middle of the day. Mgt called me and asked me to turn off the music and told us not to open the door because the citation officers were outside. The doorbell wasn't working, so we weren't even aware anyone was at the door.
We complied and continued playing in the pool, not worried at all.
30- 40 minutes later, we went back inside the house, and noticed two men outside the front door making comments regarding how stupid we were, causing the kids to panic. I opened the door, and neither of the gentlemen showed me their ID. They explained there are no warnings, and we were getting a citation. We tried to explain what happened, but he didn't seem to care. I'm sure he was agitated because we took so long to answer the door, but we were complying with the property management's instructions. He stated I didn't have to give him my driver's license because he could deal directly with the property manager. I said okay, and they left. I was not thrilled about getting a fine, but I wasn't going to let that ruin our vacation. Ten minutes later, the dishwasher tech showed up, and I figured he was there to fix the dishwasher. Instead, he informed me we had 2 hours to vacate the property. Eventually, we worked it out directly with the property manager who did come to the house. I received a $500 citation in the mail yesterday two days after we left Palm Springs. I felt like we were in the movie Footloose where no dancing or music is allowed outside the house. It was very disappointing to experience such a lack of compassion during these difficult times. Very disheartening. The home is beautiful, but I would never return to Palm Springs. We tried to support the local economy, but I guess
