Stayed in this very spacious Airbnb in FTL that was minutes from Wilton manor and about 15-25 mins from las Olas and the hardrock hotel. Close to beach and many rideshare apps easily found the house. I had initially booked another Airbnb but that fell through due to plumbing issues thus had to book this last minute. While it served its purpose as a last minute backup plan, I would likely not stay again.
The house was very comfortable, with elegant, modern decor and comfortable beds/bedding. The deck was my favorite part with lounge chairs, a gas grill which we used and a heated pool. We asked for the pool to be heated to higher temperature and the hosts responded quickly and had someone come out quickly. The fire pit didn’t work but we did not seek assistance. They do have skewers for roasting.
There are several reasons why I would not stay again. While the whole house appeared visually clean, little details were missed. There was short human hair in the rugs and bathroom. The master shower had some floor tiles redone but the majority of them are dark, discolored and clearly dated which appeared dirty. Both showers had mildew growing in the sliding doors. And the greatest unpleasant surprise included roaches which came out at night around the garbage can in the kitchen and were crawling on the floors only in the kitchen. We did not have food out. We also saw some critters on the deck late at night including raccoons and rats.
There were also way too many rules that needed to be followed. For a two night stay we were greeted with an excessively long welcome message,
which had multiple rules and upon leaving had another very long message of multiple rules and reminders.
I also don’t think that the neighbors enjoy the fact that this house is an Airbnb as there are strict quiet hours between 10 PM and 8 AM. My group went for a late night swim after 10 PM and were playing music off of a tiny portable speaker at a very reasonable volume as well as talking at reasonable volumes, yet we got a noise complaint. We are 6 young professionals who were just sitting and talking in the pool, rather than throwing a loud backyard party thus we were annoyed by this. We lowered the music volume to a whisper and had no further issue though I would say that the neighbors across the canal were audibly noisy from their backyards too.
I did not feel that the overall price for what you’re getting here was of great value compared to other similar sized houses in the area. The property managers have a website with additional amenities for purchase which other airbnbs usually include in the price you pay upfront. They did waive the fee for one of our amenities which was nice but I felt like it should have been included for the price we paid overall. If I didn’t see the roaches I probably would have given this place another star. Would pick somewhere else next time.