There’s no good way to write this review. I’ll caveat and say that I’m hopeful Coleen has sufficiently remedied the issues we dealt with.
We were slated to stay here for eight nights. By day two we decided we needed to leave, and Airbnb helped us find a place for our last four nights. From the moment we arrived, we noticed droves of roach-like pests in the unit. We suspect someone before us didn’t properly seal their food items, essentially leaving us with a pest-infected home. The pests had found their way into cupboards, onto clean dishes, pots and pans, and cutlery. In one instance, a roach crawled onto a hot stovetop while we cooked our meal. We spent an inordinate amount of time washing and rewashing dishes before using them. The pests were also in and around the bathroom, making it unpleasant to use that space. At some point, we just gave up on killing them.
To Coleen’s credit, she called an exterminator once we reached out to Airbnb and Airbnb reached out to her. But the entire experience was incredibly unpleasant and not something we signed up for. Giving Coleen the benefit of the doubt, as I noted earlier, I believe the guests before us may have left food out, which tends to attract these pests. And yet, Coleen’s instructions manual at the Airbnb made no mention of these pests or the importance of keeping food sealed. It may seem like a common sense thing to do, but alas, common sense isn’t always common.
If we take away the pest issue (which, after our experience, I hope will not be a problem for future guests), I’d say this place is fine if you’re on a budget. The bathroom needed the most work, as the shower curtain had pretty significant red bacteria on it. The kitchen was also unkempt with food residue still on the pots and cooking spoons. The washer and dryer machines were not located in-unit, but were communal and located within the vicinity of the complex (something we didn’t know when we booked, but wish we had known).
The location was also fine. It was nice to have a pool right in the backyard, and I’ll give a shout-out to the maintenance person who cleaned the pool every morning. The beach was also very accessible, but I will note that there was a fair bit of discarded trash on the shore. We ended up not frequenting the beach for that reason. But it’s a quiet beach, and if you’re on a budget and want a place with easy access to a beach, this place will do the job.