The apt has a lot of potential and Marisa was very nice at the onset. She was flexible with out check-in time when we had to change it because we left something at a restaurant in France and had to turn around to get it, making us much later then expected. She also had a lot of fruit and food for us to enjoy upon arrival.
Unfortunately, the house had the awful smell of someone trying to mask the smell of smoke. When we arrived, she had been airing it out for awhile so it was not as bad, but as soon as the windows are closed, the smell gets strong.
The Master bedroom’s mattress and pillows smelled so strongly of smoke that I could not sleep. We even tried airing out the mattress and pillow in the sun the first day, but I ended up having to sleep with my daughter in the other room. If smoke smell bothers you at all, this is NOT the apt for you!
As for cleanliness, within the first 5 min, i went to the restroom in the master bathroom and smelled something really bad. I bent down and looked at the toilet and will spare you the details. Let’s just say I had to go get bleach and clean the outside of the toilet and floor from something that had spilled over at some point. The refrigerator was also incredibly dirty. Not the inside as much as the sides of the door, etc. I put my hand under the door to pull it open and my hand came away with this sticky black substance.
It is clear a very sloppy cleaning had been done and the house has never had a deep clean.
We spent most of our time away from the apt and could not leave fast enough.
If smoke smell and a bit of dirt and grime don’t bother you- the location in front of the beach and park for kids was nice. If the house got a deep clean and replaced the shag rugs and master bed/pillows, I think it could be a nice apt! But I will never stay there again.