Full disclosure: we tried to cancel for a full refund before visiting because the beaches got closed a day before our trip by the government due to covid over July 4th weekend, but the host would not accommodate that request. To be fair, AirBnBs policy was also very unforgiving regarding covid cancellations, so not entirely his fault but he could have at least *tried* to see it from our perspective.
The following issues we had are unrelated to the above grievance:
Bathroom smelled of stale water and mold (assuming because the property was likely unoccupied for a while due to covid).
There were no cleaning supplies or hand towels in the entire house (we wound up having to buy our own). Given the current climate with the pandemic, this is incredibly unacceptable.
There were barely any pots and pans, to claim the kitchen was fully stocked would be misleading.
The microwave barely worked, took 5+ minutes to heat something up that should have only taken 2.
All the smoke detectors were either turned off or their batteries had been removed.
Some good news now:
The fridge was amazing -- large and new.
The beds were super comfortable, and there was enough clean bed linens for everyone
The rooms, layout, and location were all as expected.
The back porch w/ table and front yard (bring out some chairs) are great places to hang out.
Ralph's is a quick walk up the street.
All in all, we were able to make the best out of our quarantined holiday stay-cation.