First, the positives:
- the place is incredibly clean and well maintained. I think they must have renovated the place the last few years.
- for a 1 bedroom it was spacious especially the bathroom.
- the kitchen and bathrooms were well stocked with all of the essentials. we didn't cook anything but it looked like all the essentials were there
Now, why the 3star review?
- Lack of communication. We arrived at night around 9pm. We could not find the designated parking. There is an alley in the back where you can park which you would never figure out without guidance. Also, the front street parking was incredibly crowded. In fact, I couldn't even double park in front of the house to unload our luggage because the street was so crowded and this house does not have a driveway. The host didn't reply back to me and the only way to communicate was the AirBnB messaging feature. If my wife hadn't found a contact phone number in the welcome binder inside and messaged the host the next day we wouldn't have even found out about the alley parking. Seriously, its not asking to0 much to provide a number to call for problems once the booking is confirmed.
- Location - Houses in this area are super close to each other. There is hardly any street parking and lastly, it is about a 20-25min walk to the beach from the house. Just be aware of these items since its not easy to tell from the description.
One of the reasons I selected this home was the stellar reviews I read as well as the included parking. Maybe it was just my bad luck.