A small, quirky house far from the village.
We received great communication from Cindy, local co-host, leading up to the trip but felt a but, were disappointed by the home and its location.
Do NOT use the Google navigation linked to the posting. It will not take you to the house. The map shared on the listing would lead you to believe this house is near the village, and south of the airport. It is NOT. This house is near the top of the peninsula. You will need a car. It's a 40 minute ride in a golf cart to the village. We rented a golf cart thinking we were close to the village. We weren't able to upgrade to a car for several days. So much time was lost traveling up and down the peninsula.
The house is much smaller than it appears in the photos, maybe 700 sqf. The size was fine for my husband and I on a 6-day trip. This would be a very cramped space for anything more than 2 people.
There are several quirks. The front porch light switch is upstairs. The stairs are extremely steep. The top of the stairs is open and less than 2 feet from the bed. We moved a folding room divider to block the top of the stairs at night. I was seriously worried about falling down the stairs if I got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night.
The kitchen is tight and not very functional. My husband and I like to cook and clean up together. Not possible here. We bumped into each other, the stove, and counter tops. The stove is gas and the knobs turn easily. There is NO SMELL to the gas and no sound when it turns on. Use caution around the stove since you will never know if it's slowly leaking gas.
The yard is beautiful, however, the mosquitos were terrible. Worse than anywhere else we went. We were swarmed by 10- 15 every time we stepped outside of the house or car. We traveled all over the peninsula and even to the rainforest and didn't find mosquitos to be an issue there.
To summarize; nice space for an intimate couple, not a cooks kitchen, coat in bug spray before going anywhere, and use caution when upstairs.