This home wasn’t quite what we expected.
You don’t have a regular shower available to you here. The shower in the indoor bathroom does not get hot water until running for a solid ten or more minutes, and after it becomes hot it only runs at a trickle. As a woman with long hair, this wasn’t sufficient pressure to rinse shampoo from my hair. The water that comes out of all taps (and the shower) is salt water, so you may or may not have negative feelings about how clean that leaves you. We were really surprised to discover we’d have to take salty, cold showers and contacted the host to see if something was wrong with the water. She explained it’s always been this way and suggested we use the garage bathroom. That is the kind of weird home situation that you can expect a family member who’s staying with you for free to tolerate, not a paying guest who’s expecting a normal working shower.
There is a bathroom in the garage that’s accessed from outside only, and it’s very rustic and kinda icky. It does get hot water, but again, it’s in a garage and there’s a reason why you don’t see pictures of it in the listing.
There were two large lizards that lived in the house with us from our first minutes of walking into the home. There was also a constant presence of small ants in the bedrooms and indoor bathroom. We swept on a daily basis but they still showed up.
The bed in the main bedroom sags in the middle too much to be shared by two people. We ended up pushing together twin beds in a different bedroom as those mattresses were in better condition.
The floors hadn’t been cleaned before our arrival. It was very sandy in every room, so we personally swept and mopped for over an hour on our first morning. We informed the host of this, and so she will probably fix that for future guests.
That info aside, here’s what good about this house… the views! The deck is large, has good patio furniture, and has exceptionally beautiful waterfront views. It’s also a short walk down many steps to get to the cove for swimming, so that was very convenient. We also told the host that the patio umbrella was broken upon arrival, and she sent someone to replace it right away, so that was prompt service from her.
So in the long run, we were expecting something different than we got with this house. We certainly made the best of it, but we would never have chosen this house if we had known all these facts ahead of time. Hopefully this information helps you make your own decision, and you may indeed love this place!