Verified
8/10 Good
Peter M.
Jan 2, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Recommend, but with some reservations
Pros - Great view, nice clean pool with nearby shower and hose, great outdoor and indoor lighting, lots of fans in outdoor space, comfortable couches and large dining table off the pool, a/c in the bedrooms, well appointed kitchen, washing machine. Timely text responses from owners.
Neutral/FYI - Villa is in reality the bottom floor of a larger home. The owners are living above you, their deck overlooks the pool. This can be beneficial if you need help.
Cons -
#1 Drive up to villa is very stressful, and I would highly recommend a 4x4 or AWD vehicle. The street is exceptionally steep, and narrow, and you need to take a sharp turn right off the street to immediately stop abruptly in front of the gate. This area in front of the gate is higher than the street and also it is smooth tiles and pitched downhill right to left. We arrived after rain and the car tires slipped/spunout on the wet tile as we left the street with the car sliding a little. Future times I accelerated up the hill and then coasted for the sharp right turn onto the tiles before breaking hard to stop before the gate. A bit crazy.
#2 The wifi was exceptionally slow and frequently missing. My kids do not have cellular data and they were unhappy. In the end the owners gave us the wi-fi device (a small cellular hotspot) which at least allowed us to reboot it. But it was still very slow. This is not acceptable in a VRBO property, it should be broadband, inexcusable.
Peter M.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023