This was my first AirBnb rental, and my girlfriend and I were pleasantly surprised when we walked in to this delightful 1 story cottage. We had the first unit; It was sparkingly clean, smelled fresh, and everything was in order. It was decorated very nice, and not over the top. Loved the neutral colors. there is a nice porch as you enter, with sitting chairs, and its partially fenced in for privacy, so while sitting there, no one from the street walking by can really see you.
The TV's in the living room and bedroom are enormous, which I loved. The Kitchen has everything you could possibly need. I would suggest adding a few more forks, because I think perhaps previous guests, accidently threw them out :) and perhaps adding a small shopping cart for guests to use, if they plan to walk to the supermarket.
The bedroom closet is Huge, there is plenty of drawer space both in the bedroom and living room, and OMG, that huge King size bed was heavenly. It was hard to get out of it in the morning. I was hoping for a rainy day, so I could have an excuse to lay in it all day, but the weather was absolutely perfect 4 days straight. The central air-conditioning worked very well, and the living room and bedroom both have ceiling fans for added coolness, but we never used them.
The street and neighborhood was quaint and cute. Met an interesting neighbor next door, who my girlfriend and I found delightful and we had great conversations at night when we would sit outside with him, enjoying the cool breezes.
The Publix supermarket is approx 5 blocks away, and we discovered a small convenience store about 2.5 blocks away. Also across from the supermarket is a wine/spirits store and a Walgreens. When you exit the street towards Sunset Blvd, there is an Arby's, Wendys and Burger King. The #10 bus also runs on that same street, going both directions. We didn't use it, but it was nice to know the bus stop was that close.
I also liked how this particular street was blocked off due to the busy highway at the other end. It made for peaceful nights without hearing a lot of traffic. If anyone was driving through, it was either because they lived there, it was an Uber or Lyft, or visitors. There is construction of new condos currently going on across the street, but I was never awaken by the noise, which was great.
I love the smartlocks because I am horrible with keys. It was nice not having to stress about where the keys are. With our special key code, it was easy to come and go.
The shared backyard is also quite nice with the large TV, but the WiFi was very spotty. There is also a laundry room right on the premises, and that came in handy.
We mainly used Uber and Lyft to visit the beach, Las Olas Blvd and the Galleria Mall and one night, we had dinner at TacoCraft Tequila Restaurant which is about 15 minutes away. Most rides were under $10.00 each way. We really did not need a car, since most of our time was spent within 10-20 minutes away from our cottage.
Overall we had a great stay, the last 2 nights I spent alone, because my girlfriend had to leave early, but even alone, I felt safe.
I would highly recommend staying here, and I plan to do it again in the near future.
Thanks Dave and Kate!