There are some nice things about Beth’s apartment, including a fully stocked kitchen, a gas grill, a good-sized, clean bathroom, and stuff for the beach (chairs, coolers, umbrella, snorkel equipment). It’s also relatively close to the airport (20 mins).
My wife and I arrived at night and noticed earplugs in each bedroom. The neighborhood was very quiet so we didn’t know what they were for. We quickly learned why – birds. As soon as the sun starts to rise (5:55AM), they start to squawk. OMG – they are so loud. It’s like an alarm clock.
There was an incident that tainted our experience with Beth. There were 2 keys when we got there, but we only used one of them. After we left Beth texted about the other key. I assured her that we didn’t use the other key nor had we mistakenly taken it. I assumed it fell behind something and was in the apartment somewhere. Beth was very upset about this and wanted me to pay $5 for a replacement, which I was happy to do. Shortly after we had left, I realized that I had left some rented snorkeling equipment behind. I texted Beth to let her know that I would come by the next day to pick it up. She was very hostile and accusatory towards us, suggesting that we had purposefully kept the key. She said she didn’t feel comfortable with us coming back and had notified her neighbors to keep a watch on her place in case I returned. It was very off-putting. I had to go through AirBnb in order to get her to return the equipment. I left $5 for the key.
By the way, my wife and I were excellent guests, keeping her place very neat and cleaning before we left, including washing the sheets and towels. Her behavior towards us was unwarranted.