My family (2 adults, 1 year old, 3 yr old) really enjoyed our stay at this airbnb. It definitely fit the bill for what we needed on this trip (see the "pros", below) but I don't think we will be coming back there (see the "cons").
Pros:
- Very nice house furnished with comfortable beds and high-end bathroom and kitchen appliances. Lots of space, which we definitely used!
- Everything was very clean - I immediately felt comfortable with my 1 year old crawling all over the place. Beds/baths arranged like a hotel room upon arrival.
- Very short walk to a beautiful beach! This beach is especially toddler/baby friendly because of the shallow river running through it.
Cons:
- Excess fees. On the listing, the nightly price was listed at $337 per night. Then the mysterious "cleaning fee" was listed at a whopping $375! Not only is that number completely insane for the 2-hours of cleaning claimed by the property management, but it is larger than a single-night's stay! (Isn't that against airbnb's policy?) When adding the cleaning fee to the nearly $180 "service fee" and taxes, our three night stay came out to $1,716 ($572 per night), almost double the original quoted price. I was booking last minute, so there weren't many 3-bedroom houses available, and I decided to book anyway. But unless the fees were made more reasonable and transparent in the future, I would not re-book this property, regardless of how comfortable the house was.
- The house is located in the middle of an intersection with a 3-way stop sign, along the road straight to the beach. This means there was a LOT of traffic all afternoon and evening until about 11pm. Saturday was the worst. It's not so bad with the windows closed, but if you like fresh air and open the windows, you will feel like you are standing in the middle of a busy intersection. It did quiet down later at night and in the mornings.
- I looked all over the house but could not find the promised hair dryer...
- Backyard leaves something to be desired. It is very small. Patio is okay, although there is no privacy because several houses are all smashed right next to each other along the hill and every house can easily see (and hear) every backyard. The lower grassy portion of the yard would have been a nice place for the kids to play, except the astroturf is not cared for and is covered in large weeds. We ended up just staying inside the house when we were home.