Positive -
We rented this property for the same reason you are probably looking at it - the view!
Cons-
1. Not the owner-
You are renting from a company: Vacasa, who in turn has to contact the Property Manager if you have any issues during your stay. So, this will create a delay and bottom line, they just won’t be handled like the property owner would handle.
2. Noise/Privacy - We planned to chill at the house & do our work in front of the view. The other Airbnb’s patio is 3 feet from your door, so you will hear all the conversations spoken on their patio. This is a beach cottage there is no insulation, sound travels. There are people walking by often & looking into the living space; there is some kind of business being conducted in an additional cottage placed below the unit on the cliff. To her to your unit you will also have to pass several other small units down the narrow walkway. Our main issue tho was much bigger: an extremely-annoying-electrical NOISE coming from the refrig, which squealed full throttle 24/7.
A repairman came out to repair the refrig on the 3rd day & it stayed quiet that day until dinner time. However, the problem never was remedied during our stay. The property manager was very nice, but I think the whole unit needed replacing. So for our SD vacation we paid $380 a night for interrupted sleep & not being able to be in the unit due to the high pitched noise. I could have spent a lot less money on another property for a more peaceful sleep.
I requested a refund, they gave me $100 credit. I told them it wasn’t enough just solely based on all time I had to take to communicate all the problems occuring at the unit alone...not to even mention the noise ruining our vacation.
Vacasa said they had to check with the property manager to see if a further credit could be given. $100 was credited, so $200 total for the trip.
So now I paid $314 a night for a vacation that was annoying...dealing with all the texts between Vacasa & the property manager, the appliance man, the old & deeply scratched pots/pans that needed replacing (property manager brought new ones from Costco) & again the NOISE!
How do you put a price on that for a vacation!?!? A steep discount should have been given. I use Airbnb all the time & have excellent reviews as a renter, but I can’t recommend staying at this ocean view property or any of the cottages for that matter. For if any issues occur that aren’t your fault, you will still be required to pay. I was so sad about this dumb noise ruining my vacation with my daughter.😟