Newport is a very fun area to stay with a small group! Location of the rental unit was walking distance to local restaurants and attractions. Unfortunately we had a couple of hiccup’s with check in/parking and air conditioning unit.
Upon check in I was given very clear and easy to follow instructions on how to self check in to the unit. We paid a fee of 25 dollars/night for 2 nights to park our vehicle in a off street lot near the rental unit. To gain access to the lot Liliane messaged me prior to our arrival instructions on how to unlock the key box containing the remote control used to access parking. She mistakingly gave me the wrong code to the lock on the lock box and I was unable to originally open the lock box to access the remote. After attempting for 20 minutes to unlock the box I sent a message to Liliane regarding our issue. The profile says an average response time of 1H and we unfortunately did not get a response to opening the lock box until 4 hours later. While waiting for a response we parked our car on the street and received a parking ticket for 63 dollars.
Upon my own research there is free overnight parking on Kay St 0.5 miles down the street that accommodated our second vehicle overnight.
Another issue we encountered while renting this unit was the inability to use the front room air conditioning. We turned the air conditioning unit on and it quickly started leaking condensation all over the walls and onto the floor/carpet. We had to stop using the air conditioner and put down towels to mop up the water to prevent damage to the walls and floor. The other two unit air conditioners worked fine without a hitch. We had a guest sleeping on the couch and were unable to use the front room air conditioner unit so we had to keep the bedroom doors open at night to share the air.
Overall the rental unit was very clean and aesthetically decorated! We otherwise enjoyed our stay.