My family and I recently rented this apartment for a few nights. Overall, we were not satisfied with our stay. The price we paid for per night did not reflect that state of the apartment.
We had to drive 30 minutes round trip from the apartment, just to pick up the keys. While it was an absolutely breathtaking drive, we were just ready to check in and relax. The host mentioned that the keys were to be collected elsewhere, but there was no indication of the distance until after we booked our stay. The key retrieval process was very easy, the directions sent by the company were very simple to follow.
Positives:
*The building has a playground right outside of the apartment, which was great for our kids. *The walk to the beach, while 15+ mins, was very easy to figure out.
*A large grocery store is conveniently located about 5 mins walking distance away.
*There is secure parking spot inside the building. Each parking space was enclosed, so it was nice to have your own garage, just a few steps away from the elevator to the building.
*The apartment came with plenty of dishes, two drying racks, a beach umbrella, and tons of storage/closet space.
*As stated above, the directions for picking up the keys was easy. The company included pictures and easy to follow diagrams.
Negatives:
*The apartment was dirty-stains on comforters, stains on all the dining room chairs, holes from what seemed to be a drill (maybe from something previously mounted?) around the television , and in at least one of the bedrooms.
*Rugs were dirty-clearly had not been vacuumed between guests, and probably not often in general. I had to vacuum right away, so I wasn’t walking around on dirt/crumbs, etc.
*The couch is in BAD shape. I believe it is a sleeper sofa, but I can’t be certain. However, the back cushions are supposed to zip on to the back of the couch, but the zippers were broken. There was old velcro behind one of the cushions, which was there in an attempt to help hold the cushions up, but they fell forward, fighting us each time we sat down. Be advised, when looking at the attached pictures, the one for the couch DOES NOT reflect the state of the couch!
*The shower door in the hallway bathroom is off track and very grimy in the grooves. The knob to change from a bath to a shower in the master bathroom is broken-comes off in 2 pieces. I took pictures and emailed the company, who assured me they would send someone to fix it. It was still broken when we left a few days later.
*Not the fault of the host, but good to know—the neighbor, with the shared wall in the master bedroom has a dog, who barks A LOT at night. Between the dog barking, and the nose from the bar right below the apartment, we had to sleep in the guest bedroom.
Also, please note, if you are not already familiar with the area, as we were not- the grocery store is CLOSED on Sunday. I didn’t see it mentioned anywhere in the advertisement for the apartment, nor we were informed ahead of time. Unfortunately we arrived on a Saturday evening. Luckily we found a little corner store in the next building over, and we were able to get a few essentials on Sunday morning. Little things like salt and pepper were not included (usually are with other apartments we have stayed in). If you book this place, bring some salt and pepper, Also, bring your own beach towels, beach chairs, etc, cause none of that is available either.
Overall, we wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone.