Nicely updated unit with a good layout and decor. Spacious kitchen with a big island. The view from the lanai was beautiful, with the ocean being so close. Being on the ocean side of the street was convenient. Unit had great ventilation and stayed comfortable temperature even on warm days despite having no AC.
Some suggestions for potential future improvements:
- Check in process was a bit clunky. The host already had my name and phone number from Airbnb, but they still asked me to write these details out again. They also insisted on communicating over email. Host communication is available only during business hours.
- Floors and surfaces were a bit dusty and weren't completely wiped clean. We wiped down the surfaces ourselves a bit
- WiFi was generally good, but intermittently very slow. Possibly a router problem.
- For light sleepers, I would note that on some days there's very loud landscaping with leaf blowers etc running right outside the bedrooms early in the morning around 8-9am. You should expect to not be able to sleep in beyond those hours on those days.
- The pictures don't show this very well, but facing out the living room, you're facing a parking lot and the unit being on the 2nd floor, people in the parking lot can easily see you.
- These are noted in the listing, but just a heads up for future guests that there is no oven and the living room TV is quite compact.
- The unit could benefit from better sealing. On some windy days, the wind howling through the gaps in the closed doors and windows got so loud I couldn't take Zoom calls.
- Most furnishings and utensils were from IKEA and were showing some wear and tear, but this was understandable given the price point.