The photos of the backyard does not do them justice. It’s gorgeous. We had a manatee right off the dock in the canal. So fun to see! The paddle board and pool are amazing to have. Our flight got in a few hours before check in. We were able to drop our luggage off. When we arrived a company was trimming trees and left the pool pretty dirty. We were able to clean it up decently. A company had came 4 days later to clean the pool and it looked amazing after that. The cleaning lady was kicked up by the tiki hut/gazebo and had a dog with her. She was nice and the dog was adorable. However, when we did check in the place was dirty. It looked like someone did a quick run through the house to tidy up but not actually cleaned. The floor was disgusting and got two dust pans of left over wrappers and dirt. I didn’t get under the furniture but could see there was dust and food wrappers under them. The walls in bathroom were dirty and baseboards in house were dirty. Overall the house didn’t appear clean or sanitized. My husband and I cleaned it up and got Clorox wipes. Colleen was very apologetic and offered to send someone to clean it. We had already cleaned so declined the offer. I know it’s not the host fault the cleaning company didn’t clean but for what you pay a night you would expect it to be clean specially during COVID. The house appears to just need a very deep clean. Under the beds in the master their was still some confetti from a bachelorette party.
Despite the house not being clean we still give it a 4 because of the amazing backyard. The pool is amazing and the canal! We enjoyed the paddle boards and kayak.
The description did say they had pool items to use and beach items but they were all broken. The kids loved the pool regardless. Walmart isn’t a far drive and we picked up a new pool toy for the kids.
We loved the location as it’s a quick drive to the beach. Restaurants and stores are close by. It’s not far for a day trip to Miami either!
If the place got a deep clean and fixed some random things throughout the house that are broken it would be a 5 plus rating.