The house is absolutely beautiful. It’s in a perfect location — just a short walk from the beach and the town’s night life. Breakfast on the veranda in the morning was a dream.
However, we did find the hosts’ behavior to be strange at times. First, after they came to the house to fix something for us, they sent me a text instructing us not to leave our water glasses on the kitchen counter. They said the humidity from the glasses would damage the counter. In all of my years of traveling, I have never heard of a countertop that was unsuitable for empty water glasses.
Early in the morning on our first full day in the home, we saw one of the hosts looking in the window at us. When we confronted them about this behavior they were extremely insulted and insisted she was just sweeping. But it still made us uncomfortable and felt like an invasion of privacy. Moreover, it felt like they were watching us enter and leave the home. Often times after leaving the home I would receive a text from the hosts telling us something else they didn’t approve of. It was very difficult to relax. Based on previous reviews, we are not the first people to have issues with privacy.
Finally, we ended up being a group of 8 rather than 6. For these two extra people they charged us an additional $360 on top of an $1800 three-night stay. Although they are perfectly allowed to do this, the additional charge plus the weird behavior made the trip not a good value. It was especially strange because the house easily sleeps 8 people (two double beds and four single beds).
All in all, it was a gorgeous home but not the relaxing experience we were hoping for.