Not a carefree two-week vacation home.
Cons:
1) Host informed me of additional charges of $60 per day for parking and resort fee immediately before I checked in. These fees were not in the original listing and it was too late for me to cancel. I did complain to the host to no avail. It felt like “bait and switch.”
2) Host advertised a higher standard of cleaning, but the place was not clean. Handprints all over shower, cupboards were sticky and the linens for the pull out couch were stained and filthy. Floors were swept, but my feet were black after walking barefoot. Mentioned poor cleaning to the host, his wife apologized and they sent someone to clean- one week later. He arrived without notice on Sunday morning so we asked him to return later- which he did and it looked and smelled better.
3) Shower lacked hot water. Could not wash hair for the first week. Complained and again, one week later, when the cleaner came, he was able to adjust something that fixed this issue.
4) Bare bones kitchen and supplies. The coffee maker was not working great. Again, I complained, but we had to live with it. No kitchen towels, and more significantly, no beach towels. Was told not to take the bath towels to the pool or beach. This means that beach towels need to be in your luggage, whether you arrive by car or plane. Minimal paper goods.
5) Poor communication from host. It took a week for the main problems with the space to be resolved. And while Spanish is a beautiful language, I don’t speak it, as my anglicized name might suggest. So it’s difficult to understand why the host’s main communications to me were in Spanish. I was able to use Google translate, but I’m not sure that I understood everything. It felt rude.
Pros:
1) Unit is spacious and modern
2) Location is central for amenities on the Broadwalk.
3) Rooftop pool and deck are pretty spectacular.