Overall the property was okay. For the price point per night I have higher expectations and I think there’s room for improvement. I’m someone who always relies on reviews to make choices, especially when I’m traveling with my kids!
Pros
- The view is great
- Communication with the host was incredibly fast
- Beds were very comfortable
- Hot tub was wonderful
- Had a high chair for my daughter
- There were a bunch of extra blankets and games which is always a thoughtful touch
- The location can’t be beat. You’re about ten minutes from everything.
Neutral
- Parking is street parking only. Kind of confusing because the listing says free parking and free street parking. I always prefer to park in a driveway or designated spot, however, this street is very quiet.
- The furniture layout was not overly conducive to conversing with multiple people - furniture was very comfortable but just know if you’re going to have nights talking it’s kind of hard!
- The air conditioning was hard to figure out and the QR code didn’t work with instructions. We finally got it after lots of trial and error. Vents are also on the floor which isn’t overly baby friendly. This wasn’t a make or break for our stay but just something to be advised.
Cons
- The upstairs renters were very very loud (until 2am one night) - even with a sound machine we all got woken up multiple times each night. Would have been fine if it was earlier or stopped at a reasonable hour (and I’ve lived in apartments before + stayed in many airbnbs that had people above) but 2am was a bit excessive and it was way noisier than any other place I’ve been. For this reason alone I’d probably not stay here again.
- There is no oven (my fault for not noticing on the listing but assumed with a nice kitchen and at the price point they’d have one) and the bbq didn’t have propane - if you plan on cooking make sure it’s things that don’t require an oven or grill. This was a major miss for me and our family since we specifically stay in airbnbs because of the kitchen. I’d suggest the hosts getting a toaster oven at the very least.
- The pack and play (baby crib) smelt really really fishy it was unusable. The host was really nice and offered to have something delivered to help but it just needed to sit in the sun. We tried to air it out for a few hours but normally it needs a few days. There were also not any sheets for it. Our daughter ended up sleeping with us which she often does so it was fine but if you’re traveling with a baby who needs to sleep in a crib just be advised.
- One of the showers in the bunk bed room didn’t drain properly - it filled up during the shower and then took 20+ minutes to drain once out. We ended up only able to use one of them and I’m surprised the cleaning team didn’t catch it when cleaning the shower.
- The vents in the bathroom were sooo dusty - had obviously not been cleaned in a while. If I’m paying a cleaning fee I sort of expect everything to be wiped down.