This is going to be a LONG post. Please read if you are considering this condo. The location was absolutely beautiful! Ocean views on your private lanai's. So close you could see the whales breaching in the early morning and late evening hours. There were three beds, two queen and one king. All beds except the king bed were comfortable. It felt like sleeping on a rock. It was so hard, we had to purchase a king size topper for our 11 day stay and ship it home. Additionally, the condo was a bit outdated. Almost felt like walking into the 70s at times. In each bathroom tub there are little stick on animal pads that are very old and falling off. The curtains in the master suite have stains on them and quoting the owner verbatim “the ceiling fan is disintegrating due to age and the humidity of the area”.
The kitchen was fully stocked with dishes and some spices as well as a few canned items. Plenty of silverware and cups. Although the cups were mainly glass with a few plastic ones. We travel with children and plastic cups are preferred. There are plenty of towels, bowls and plates. The kitchen was probably one of my favorite places in the condo aside from the lanai.

There wasn’t an ice chest like mentioned in the email that Graces sends so we purchased a Styrofoam one and left it at the condo when we left.

We were originally supposed to stay from the March 12-20 however, due to flight issues, we arrived the 11th of March. Grace sent me a text asking when we were arriving and I told her it would be a day sooner than planned but we would be in a hotel until the condo was ready for us. She advised me that the condo was available the day before our stay and that we were welcome to it however, she would need $300 cash for the extra night. No big deal! That was awesome! She let us know when the condo was ready and all the important information. We also had to pay $260 cash to her for the taxes that she said were not included in the $3,000 we already paid for the condo. We also had to stay an extra day due to flight schedules and told Grace about it. She said the next group of people weren’t checking into the condo until March 22 and our new departure date was March 21st. That’s awesome! She said that since her cleaning lady wouldn’t be ready we would need to help her clean plus pay the additional $300 for the night. Alright… Well sure why not, although I’ve already paid a cleaning fee with the full amount of the condo, I’ll go ahead and clean – maybe she will give me a discount on the extra night.

The morning of, I make sure all the pillow cases, sheets, blankets and towels are gathered up -aside from one as I was going to need after cleaning so that I could shower and wash the tub out before leaving. I woke up around 7-730 -thank you young children- made breakfast and coffee and started on the washing. Grace told me she would be by around 2-3pm to help clean. I wanted to try and get everything done so I could spend the last day of my vacation with my family gathering souvenirs and what not. About 230p comes around and Grace shows up. My children are out with their father which gives me time to clean in peace. We are a family of 7 and cleaning with young children is almost impossible. When Grace comes up to the condo, she heads straight for the living room and looks directly at the open wooden accordion blinds and told me that my youngest daughter (1.5) must have broken them. They weren’t in the track at the very top and no hardware was present. I told her there is no way my daughter broke that considering she is 1.5 and the issues is at the VERY TOP of the blinds that I cannot even reach. To my knowledge, it was broken when we got here. She told me that she would have to see how much it was and get back to me on the price. A little flustered, I advise her that the blankets are still in the wash/dryer and the sheets are on each bed. I still have to make them but, they are on their designated bed. At this point, Grace’s eyes get WIDE, and she goes, “You washed ALL the blankets too?” I said “yes…”. She then goes on to tell me that she never told me to wash all the blankets and she never does that. She only washes the sheets. Keep in mind, I sent Grace a text that morning advising her that all the sheets, pillow cases and BLANKETS were going into the washer and dryer. She said, and I quote, “Wow you guys are awesome. I bet there won’t be much left for me to do but the finishing touches when I get there.” After reaming me a new one, she says, “did you bother washing all the bed skirts too?”. I said, “no, those aren’t items people lay on”. My daughters then show up, age 1.5 and 4, and Grace loudly says, “this is going to take for fucking ever. Excuse my language. And I bet my water bill is going to be $100!”. At this point, I’m trying not to cry, I am an emotional person and cry a lot. I help Grace make the beds, finish wiping down the counters. We’ve already swept, vacuumed and mopped before she got there. She took several of the blankets and laid them on the Lanai to dry.

I tried my hardest to get out of there as fast as I could. Not only was she rude, but I didn’t get my cleaning