Rating Details:
The property manager was more than helpful.
The vacation rental was very dirty.
I was very happy with the location.
I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
Overall our family had a nice vacation however we will not stay at Deberry Cottage again. We have been going to the Garden City area now for over 40 years and have not had a bad experience with our vacation cottage rental. However, this year was quite different. While we could have not have asked for a more beautiful view of the inlet, the condition of the cottage was subpar. We were plagued by roaches and ants the entire week. I poured my grandson a bowl of cherioos only to discover ants in the cereal. That was 4 days after an exterminator came over and sprayed the cottage on Monday. On top of the bug issue, the ice maker on the refrigerator had to be supplemented with us buying a lot of bags of ice because it was so slow making ice. We had to call maintenance to get our dryer working. There was video surveillance on both levels of the cottage pointing in all directions that we were not informed about ahead of time which felt like a complete invasion of privacy. The decking to go out to the beach was old, splintery, and frankly seemed unsafe for children. The cable box in the master bedroom would not work. The downstairs living area smelled very musty and the ceilings in some areas had obvious water damage. Many of the cabinets upstairs and downstairs were locked so we had few cabinets to use for storgage/pantry, and one of the front porch sofas was broken. It was so disappointing to our entire family to be staying in these living conditions. This cottage could be such a perfect place to stay if, in my opinion, the regular and normal maintenance was kept up to date.