The positives:
Fully kitted out apartment and supplies- plenty of towels, sheets, magazines, crockery, dishes, pool chairs, clips, lots of activities for kids if you have them, etc.
Very quiet location with lovely wildlife visits- roosters and monkeys
Pool to ourselves
Patio was fabulous
Friendly, knowledgeable, helpful property manager
Great layout and very thankful for the air conditioning
Excellent water pressure in the shower 😁
The negatives:
When we first arrived there were hairs in both hand soaps in the bathroom from someone else.
There were grease stains on the bottom of the oven that I had to scrub.
The distance to the beach was a 35 minute walk so we ended up paying a premium in taxis- I'm not sure if it was VRBO's mistake or what happened but it appeared on the website to be much closer to the beach than it actually was. We assumed from the map there was a path to the main road to get to the supermarket but there's no through road over the golf course so we had to hike it all the way back around. I think it's important to inform guests about that. You’ll pay a premium in taxis (15 Bds/ride) if you don’t want to hike up the hill at the end of a beach day.
Some of the linens had obvious stains on them, I'm sure they were clean but they may need to be replaced.
The lighting in the bedroom- An extra lamp would be beneficial. I would use the tall mirror to get ready bc the bedroom was the only place we turned the AC on but the lighting was difficult to see anything. The outlets were just that little bit too far for the hair dryer to reach.
Your place provided all of the cleaning materials (hand soap, toilet paper, bathroom cleaner, laundry soap) except for dishwasher soap.
It would be helpful to have a label on which tray the laundry soap goes into when using it.
Overall, we had a very enjoyable time, the neighbours were lovely, the apartment had more than enough space & equipment and we appreciated the AC and dishwasher. We would recommend the place to anyone that had access to their own transportation in a heartbeat.