This place had a few things going for it: yes, it is super close to the beach. And it has a yard and a grill. The outdoor shower was my favorite part of the rental. However, if you’re looking for a 3 bedroom rental for a beach holiday with multiple family members, this is NOT the place for you. I have never in all my years using Airbnb had a more excruciatingly uncomfortable stay. After this vacation, trust me when I say that I needed another vacation!
Let’s see, where to begin…our main issue was that the falsely advertised “third bedroom” is actually a glorified laundry room with no AC, no overhead light, and worst of all, a lumpy futon not even the size of a twin bed (and covered in dog hair- which I reported to the owner upon check in!) My husband and I (and our baby and young kid) shared the rental with our friends and their toddler so we could go to a wedding and then spend the week relaxing at the beach. My husband “slept” with our baby in the laundry room and due to the lumpy “bed” and the lack of cool air, he was up basically all night, every night (the baby was clearly uncomfortable, too, and woke him up multiple times every night.)
Another HUGE problem was that the bathroom doorknob (and two of the bedroom doorknobs!) didn’t work. I did not enjoy getting walked in on by my friends and family almost every time i used the bathroom or was changing. We were staying w multiple children so this literally happened multiple times.
There was a litany of other issues, too. The dryer never worked the whole time we were there (despite reporting this to owner and her assuring me it “did work” but her never coming to check it out.) So we (imagine the amount of laundry that 7 people at the beach can produce!) lived with wet clothes draped on every conceivable surface, outside and inside, all week. I don’t understand why they don’t just install a laundry line. That really would be a simple yet vast improvement. Beyond the actual problem, I didn’t appreciate being gaslit when the problem was not ME misusing the machine. Indeed, the day we arrived and opened the “spare linens” bin (the included microfiber sheets were very gross feeling, but I had luckily packed my own cotton sheets) in the closet, it was full of SOAKING wet towels and sheets -which I hung out myself to dry on the deck so that it wouldn’t grow mold. Sound like a great vacation so far? Even the “cleaning person” evidently can’t figure out this mysterious dryer.
More about the cleaning person (which you will pay dearly for!): in addition to leaving wet linens to rot in the closet, they apparently also have something against vacuuming under the beds (I took pictures of how gross it was!) or mopping the floor. It was sandy and dirty from day 1. There are no rugs on the floor, nor a shoe rack- another curiously absent amenity for a house where you’re supposed to go shoeless.
In general this is a tiny, cramped space, and for the price, it shocked me with how few amenities it included. The “coffee maker” is a pod machine. So if you want to make coffee for 4 adults, good luck.
Oh, and one last thing: The railings around the deck don’t go all the way to the floors. So I’d strongly advise against renting this w young kids unless you like never relaxing and always making sure your kids don’t fall 4 feet onto the paved walkway.
If you’ve made it this far and you still want to rent Danielle’s place, then I guess you are the stubborn type who has to learn hard lessons for yourself. I have never in my many years renting Airbnbs had an experience this negative, nor felt compelled to write a review this damning. But I would hate to think of another family having as uncomfortable and frankly infuriating experience as we had.