Very beautiful home. The pictures were pretty dead on as far as the decor, view, etc. We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived. The bathroom was nice. The kitchen was fully stocked. They could definitely invest in some new pans, as some of them were going pretty downhill, but they worked fine. They had some sports equipment like a volleyball for the open court in the sand very nearby. Some toys for kids if we had brought our kids. Adirondack chairs. A nice table outside with beautiful lights for fun at night. It was absolutely great. In fact, if you are there on a night where sea world has fireworks, you can watch them from the deck!! That was a nice surprise. Also, the grill was just fine. Cooked up some prime filets that we’re perfectly yummy….there is extra propane available if you need it too.
A couple of things that need improvement for sure. Wifi is very slow and the range is poor. The router is upstairs and doesn’t extend downstairs very well. Additionally, the people upstairs unplugged it by accident, so we were without wifi for a day, and even the second day, the TV’s were not connected properly, so we couldn’t stream. The response time was decent to fix these things, but could have been better. Additionally, the fridge wasn’t cooling well, and someone had to some out and fill the Freon, which they did and it worked fine after.
A few additional things that needed improvement. The master bedroom mattress was very uncomfortable. It’s old and needs to be replaced. It had a concave feel, and we had to turn it around just to feel like we weren’t going to slide off the side. Not awesome sleep, but wasn’t the worst either. The “recliner” deck chair outside didn’t recline….it appeared to be broken, or maybe it just wasn’t meant to recline, but it appeared it should have. The thermostat wasn’t allowed to be turned below 72°. It got a little warm during the day and we wanted to turn it down but there was a sign that said we couldn’t according to the agreement. The screen door fell off a couple times and is bent up, but it wasn’t a big deal. It needs a new screen door though. I feel like this is a problem everyone has at home though, so this is really not a big complaint here. Lastly….10am checkout. This is pretty early. Seems they could extend to 11am, but if you have someone coming in after you….it’s not going to happen.
Overall, like I said, it was a pretty awesome place and we had a ton of fun. These were all small gripes as we would definitely stay here again. But just have reasonable expectations that things may not be perfect.