We really wanted to love this place. During the first couple of hours of our stay, we kept talking about coming back and bringing other family and friends. But things changed:
Pros:
This place is very new and very clean. It's a modern ocean-front property with brand-new appliances. The location is minutes away from restaurants, HMB brewery, etc.
Cons:
1) All three beds (mattresses and pillows) are extremely uncomfortable. It's surprising that the owners spent so much money on other features such as appliances, but when it comes to the mattresses and pillows , they went cheap. You can feel the mattress springs. The pillows are very hard. Not something you would expect for an $800+ per night stay!
2) Every 10 minutes, you will hear a foghorn beep from a nearby lighthouse in the bay. This goes all day and all night and is very very annoying. In our opinion, it's so unfair that the host does not mention this in the Airbnb listing description. We wouldn't pick this place if we knew about the beeping.
3) In the Airbnb listing, under "during your stay", it says that the owner lives next door and by next door, they mean the building right next to the one you're renting, on the same property. You cans see that unit in some of the photos. However, during our stay, the host decided to rent their own unit, too! The renters were a big group of people who planned an engagement proposal gathering in the middle of the pandemic! As soon as they arrived, the occupied all the parking spaces with 6 cars and used the ocean-front common area without wearing masks! By 9:30pm, they broke the entrance gate and couldn't close it, so they started knocking on our door to ask if we know how to fix it! Again, wearing no masks! They were annoyingly loud while inside and outside the house. We contacted Jerry (the host) and complained about the fact that this is not what they advertised in their listing and that we didn't expect a big party next door. All Jerry had to say is that he thought they were going to be two people renting that place and that he is sorry. The interesting thing is that this place is loaded with security camera, so he could easily see what was going on in the house next door but decided to deny/ignore it! We feel like Jerry and his Airbnb partner were not being honest with us and took advantage of our trust. We definitely think their place, although looks shiny in the photos and at the first glance, is not worth the money.
We wouldn't book this place and pay $1800+ for two nights if we knew we cannot relax and feel safe on this property.