Nancy’s Airbnb
We spent 4 nights at Nancy’s in October. All in all we had a wonderful stay and I would stay there again.
I will start with what we loved about Nancy’s. The view from the side windows made us feel we were right on the ocean. Within 2 minutes, 2 blocks, one can walk to the beach. Nancy’s provides bikes which we used every day to ride around the boardwalk and the bay, all within easy access. Our daughter’s family and granddaughters (7 months and 3) were staying at a different location but came twice to enjoy the large assortment of beach toys at the beach. Nancy’s has beach chairs and beach towels as well. One night, we barbequed burgers and ate outside enjoying the ocean breeze. At night, we marveled at the beautiful sunsets over the ocean.
Our initial interactions with the real estate company that rents this place out was a bit strained. I had spoken with one agent requesting an early check-in (check in quite late at 4pm) and was told I would have to pay $20 extra per hour, not mentioned when I previously requested this months prior and was told that I could check in early if the house was cleaned and ready to go. The real estate agent did allow us to check in 1 ½ hours early with no extra charge. Before our stay, we received multiple messages about having parties, making noise, damaging the apartment which made me apprehensive to stay there. But I now realize how popular this area of town is and why the owners are concerned about people throwing noisy parties.
We checked in at 2:30pm, entered and went to open the shades to display the beautiful view of the ocean. Large dust bunnies fell from the shades, and the grimy windows marred the view somewhat. I called the real estate company and they sent someone to clean up. I then realized why the apartment was not clean. The young woman used a strip mop to move dirt around the floor, but did get the dust off of the blinds. Later that night, we pulled back the duvet and noticed brown splotches on the white duvet cover. We washed the duvet cover and sheets, and all of the spots came out.
I recommend that Nancy’s hires a better cleaning company as there present cleaning service is not sufficient. However, the apartment is lovely and equipped with all needed for a fun beach vacation.