Communication:
The host of this house is named David, however the messages I received were from a host named Anja and Evan, so it was confusing whose property I was staying at and who I was communicating with.
Prior to arriving at the house, I received an unwelcoming message that the previous guests had the cops called on them by neighbors, were kicked out of the house, and did not receive a refund. It wasn’t the most pleasant way to start our stay, especially given it was just our family and we were arriving on Christmas Eve.
Lastly, upon exiting the house, I received an extremely rude and aggressive phone call scolding me for not taking the garbage cans to the curb to be emptied half way through our stay (the trash cans were already full of trash before we arrived). I explicitly followed the instructions provided for this house in my Airbnb portal and there was not a single mention of taking trash cans to the curb on a specific day. When I tried to apologize for any miscommunication and explained that I followed the instructions to a tee, he hung up on me.
The house:
The quality of the house is significantly lower than what the pictures portray. I always expect a rental house to have wear-and-tear, but this house had damage, poor quality furniture, and close to zero essentials. A few examples - There wasn’t a single roll of paper towels for us to use. The water glasses out of the cupboard were so dirty that we had to hand wash them before use. It looks like someone punched a hole in the bathroom door. There were deflated balloons taped to the wall.
The house does have the hot tub and game shed which was nice, though we were hesitant to spend much time outside out of fear from the message received upon arrival. Again, the pictures make the game shed appear much nicer than it actually is in person. It’s essentially an old garage with some poorly taken care of games thrown in.
Location:
The house is centrally located and an easy walking distance to the beach. What isn’t shown or mentioned is that it is right next to a massive construction project. The driveway literally touches the construction gates and there are dumpsters and debris all over the street. We were there over a holiday so had minimal noise, but I can only imagine how disrupting it would be to stay there during working hours.
I will not be returning to this house and would not recommend it to anyone else. I would have given the house itself 3 stars, but reduced my rating to 2 stars because of the rude demeanor of the host.