The location of this unit is AMAZING!
Pros: LOCATION!!!! Can’t beat this location, enjoyed the people watching and literally my twins step to play in the ocean multiple times a day. We use the outdoor space for dinner every night, outdoor fireplace was awesome :). The jacuzzi in the main room got used quite a bit after playing in the ocean by the twins and come in handy. This unit has all the kitchen equipments which were very nice. The host checked in often so communication was not an issue at all.
Cons: parking can only accommodate compact car, it didn’t fit our minivan (I think the listing now includes the dimension which will be helpful) and street parking is really hard. But then it forced us to stay in the unit and basically enjoyed what we paid for. The unit itself is a good value, but adding the cleaning fees and service fee, it’s a bit too pricey especially for the level of clean (floor did not feel clean and was sandy when we checked in) but then again I never understood the cleaning fee to be honest, maybe because we don’t trash places and usually keep it clean just like home. For a beach location, they should provide 2 set of towels/person, especially when the washer is broken. Speaking of washer, with twins, we always rent a unit with a washer because we do 2-3 loads a day, we couldn’t do that because the washer was broken (was informed the day before check in, but given how they turned this unit around and actually reserved all the way thru early sept, I suspected the washer has been broken a while). t was super inconvenient for me, yes they compensated with a pick up and drop off laundry service, but it was only available for 2 days out of the 4 days we were there (5 stars fluff and fold was amazing), I still would have preferred a unit with a working washer. I didn’t want to sound greedy so I asked for a discount and the host approved the 7.5% discount I asked for (but after experiencing the inconvenient, I should have not felt bad about asking for at least 10% given my cleaning washing priority - I like to come home from a vacation with as little laundry as possible). I made the suggestions to the host, but be informed of the sensitivity of the smoke alarm in this unit and the one above, as well as having a landscaper and outdoor cleaning crew come saturday to blow and wash the outdoor .... now being the clean freak that I am (hence washer and lack of towels were super inconvenient) I didn’t mind it at all, but my husband and kids were woken up by the blower too early in the morning on Saturday :(
Otherwise, we really enjoyed this unit for its perfect location and wouldn’t mind to come back but looks like this unit literally booked thru spring 2021 with 2 months availability out of 12 mos :)