We are a family of 6. We spent 30 days at this family.
The location is amazing. It is a short drive to majority of the sites on the Southside and Eastside of the island. The grocery stores and restaurants are super close by in the two close by two malls. We really enjoyed the community pool. Most of the time, we were the only party at the pool. The close by beach was amazing as well. Very suitable for little kids to play. Neighbors were very friendly. We made a lot of friends.
The property itself is very spacious. We had enough space to set up an office for my husband and my one year old had his own room. I was concerned that there is no AC, but in July, we had no problem. Once the door is open, it is very cool. There are kayaks and standup board on the property, so if you are into paddling, it is very convenient. The view from any window is amazing.
There are tons of towels in the house. There are also snorkeling equipment, beach chairs, balls, kitchen items and tons of cleaning supplies. However, I am not sure if this is an island thing, there are tons of dust on the walls and blinds.
Downside: we had roaches problem during our stay. I am a person super scared of the bugs, so it was a big problem for me. They are huge and come out overnight in the kitchen. The pest control came the last week we were there and we found 4 dead ones after they left. We thought the problem was solved, but the last night, I saw another huge one hiding in between the cutting board and grape-seed oil bottle. I have informed the owner and hope they will get the problem solved before the next guest came.
Tips: if you notice any small damages, make sure communicating with the host right away. When we arrived, the porch screen door was already ripped. I did not bother to communicate since it was not a big problem for us. During our stay, it got bigger because we had to use it. The owner did not clarify any information with us. They immediately opened a claim with Airbnb and trying to collect$400 from us. I was recommended a trusted handyman by a friend locally. He gave a quote of $150 with immediate availability to repair it and we eventually settled on $150.
This damage experience will change our future Airbnb behavior. We are with Airbnb for 11 years now. We have never needed to document any damage after we check in, unless something is clearly not functional. we are always 5 star guests. We respected the home and treat them like our own. From now one, we will have to do that, so this type of situation won’t repeat.