The location is simply amazing and we very much enjoyed our time in Capitola. And for that, I give it four stars.
But, the unit and contents are in need of a full upgrade. Just a few things we noticed…
- rickety bunk beds with a top mattress so high the guard rail on the top is ineffective. (I had to sleep there rather than my kid for fear they would fall off)
- “mattress” on the trundle was a big, uncomfortable foam pad.
- Living room heater worked, if you can figure out the busted wall control panel. Back hallway heater didn’t turn on for us.
- Kitchen cabinet doors and drawers are old and difficult to open close. No working wine opener.
- Needs all new linens, and shower curtain liners. Currently only a cloth curtain with no liners in both bathrooms…strange. We had one hand towel total.
- The sheets and blankets need a professional washing or replacement. There are stains on some.
- The laundry is not in the unit, even though the listing seems to indicate it is.
- The biggest disappointment was that the canoe was “out of the water given the weather and river conditions. We aren’t supposed to have boats in the river at this time”. However, this was not communicated until we asked during checkin. We had two beautiful days, nicer than even the summer sometimes on the CA coast. My son was super disappointed as we had talked about the canoe many times. The description of the property did not say it was only available for part of the year.