This is a mixed review but will be very thorough. This is not a luxury home in any way shape or form so don’t book this if you are expecting luxury.
Charles was a really great host. He responded to questions and issues very quickly. He left snacks for us on arrival and the house was very clean. He also provided towels, dish soap, bath soap and general toiletries. The toilet paper was 1 ply though. That was very disappointing…
When we arrived, we used the code provided to enter the home. The pool wasn’t clean and the grill was very very dirty. Charles sent the pool company to come and clean the pool the same day we complained. It turned out that it was just an old pool with cracks and permanent stains. The house is an old house and is falling apart. On the surface it looks great but bathroom fixtures were falling apart once you touch them. The furniture is also very squeaky. The bed in the master bedroom was extremely squeaky and getting in and out was an announcement to the whole house. The master bedroom lock and bathroom lock don’t work. The bar stools are also very squeaky.
The fridge is nice and big and accommodated all the food and drinks we had. The laundry room is round at the back of the house. So you have to come out of the house and then go into a room at the back of the house. It also has a toilet in there with plenty of resident cockroaches.
The air conditioning system was restricted and initially we couldn’t adjust it to go under 70. I complained to Charles and he adjusted it to 68. The restrictions on the air conditioning was very annoying.
The toilet in the living area was not working and Charles asked me to open the back of the toilet to fix it (unbelievable!!!)…
On our last day the air conditioning stopped working and again Charles asked me to go to the circuit breaker to adjust the switch… Just so unfortunate as it ruined the trip. There were cockroaches in the bathroom of the 2nd bedroom. The pots and pans are stainless steel (not non-stick) so it was a nightmare cooking… Even the oven did not get hot enough at the temperature set.
There is a ring camera at the front and we felt like we were being monitored by Charles as initially when we were looking for how to access the bin area at the back, we went to the front with the bin bags and I immediately got a message from Charles regarding where to put the trash.. it was really creepy.
For what we paid I didn’t expect to be fixing toilets and breakers…
This house needs a complete renovation. It’s old, dated and not a good experience especially if you are expecting a luxury home.
We were just excited to be spending time together that we over looked a lot of issues…