The Onion House is simply uniquely beautiful 🤩 What an amazing experience to stay in such a fabulous house with the perfect sunset view. We unfortunately encountered a few days of inclement weather though were happy to enjoy the house and patio between the rain, more than we would have if everyday were sunny. A few things to know from a guest’s perspective:
AMENITIES (5⭐️): the house provided numerous amenities, many unexpected compared to other rentals which was a nice surprise. I recommend checking in THEN shopping for anything you may need! Stocked with plenty of: paper towels, trash bags, ziplock bags, laundry detergent, etc.
PRIVACY (3⭐️) — very limited inside the main house. The bedrooms have a “loft-like” opening to the living area and kitchen.
ACCESSIBILITY (3⭐️) — stairs everywhere (2 up, 2 down throughout), so definitely not friendly if you have leg issues. We did not though something to note. Not very well described in the ad.
ACCOMMODATIONS (4⭐️) —
(inside) bedrooms were nicely decorated and very comfortable!! The common area only has chair seating so no place to stretch out except your bed. Only two recliners in front of the TV, and one was broken. This made it extremely difficult to relax and spend time with everyone with no common area seating.
(Pool area) only has 3 lounge chair for a house made for 6 people. There were 4 of us so one person was always out of luck and got stuck in a chair! The pool was beautiful BUT we were required to keep the pool vacuum which has a massive hose connected to it so it was always in our way. Not fun. The patio and pool area Definitely need to be thought out better.
COMMUNICATION (3⭐️) — had yo text/call the property manager numerous times for “little” things which took time away from our vacation (where is the hair dryer, where are the pool lights). Understanding Jeanne had a sprained ankle and was unable to do her usual checkin, this was no excuse as we’ve used numerous Air B&B in Europe and never had such issues. Especially for the money spent to stay here for one week!
LANDSCAPE (5⭐️) — spectacular! Very well maintained…the house is surrounded in lush tropical greens. Loved listening to all the nature sounds and seeing the geckos 🦎 walk on the rooftops. The chickens next door were a great 4:00 am alarm clock.
All in all, we do recommend the Onion House. You will not find many architectural wonder like this. I simply like to point out details from a guest’s point of view after staying her for a week. A unique glamping experience in a home.