The place was okay. It was very close to the beach, but to be clear, it is not right on the beach, so if that is your expectation, you will be disappointed. The word “Oceanview” in the listing title is a little bit of a stretch. Your best view of the ocean is from the porch by looking down the street. When you look out the living room window, I suppose you can see glimpses of the ocean through the other condos that stand between this Airbnb and the beach, but you certainly can’t see it from the bedroom window, and I definitely wouldn’t call it “Oceanview”.
We knew the place would be tiny, so no big deal about that, and the host was kind enough to loan us a cot and an air mattress. Aside from that, we didn’t feel like the host was very friendly. He gave us the impression that he felt “put out” any time we asked for anything, so that left us feeling a little intimidated to ask for much of anything. Even though the place wasn’t ready until 35 minutes after check-in time, my friend had to call him to get help opening the lockbox with the key, and he apparently snapped at her accusing her of not giving him a chance to change the lockbox code yet. It was 35 minutes after check-in, so that was a little disconcerting, but he made it clear that it was somehow our fault.
The place was relatively clean, but for the required $100 cleaning fee, it wasn’t as clean as one would expect. There was some black stuff in the shower that would get all over my feet. It might just be that the Airbnb is older. I’m not sure where it was coming from. Aside from that, it wasn’t too bad. I just wish the host were a little more thoughtful about having his cleaning crew come in early enough to have the place cleaned in time for check-in. I understand that things happen, but his attitude is that the guest will just have to wait, and no apologies are made.
The walls are thin. You will be able to hear everything from upstairs, next door, and outside. The host provides earplugs, so I was able to sleep through it, but it might bother some people.
The only other thing to be prepared for is the incredibly tight parking spot. We had a compact Ford Fiesta, and yet the parking spot was so narrow that we were constantly stressed that we were going to scratch the car against the wall, a post, or this giant pick-up truck parked in the adjacent space. Everyone but the driver had to get out of the car before parking, because the only way the driver could open the driver’s door just enough to get out was to park the other side of the car as close to the wall as possible, and we would just pray that we wouldn’t scratch the car against the wall in the process.