I absolutely hate leaving bad reviews. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever left one on Airbnb. I would much rather not say anything if I have nothing nice to say. However, with the money that will be spent on this place, I feel it would be wrong for me not to let it be known what’s wrong with this place.
Let me start with the Good. The location, phenomenal. Absolutely amazing. Direct beach access. Right on the boardwalk. If you’re staying in Hollywood the location is perfect.
Another good thing is the space of this place. It is massive! Three floors, three bathrooms, three bedrooms. It’ll comfortably fit eight people without a problem. The elevator inside of the unit was super cool too!
Communication was also pretty good and for the most part, quick. Every time I messaged Daniel, he would message back fairly quickly. He even allowed me how much earlier check in, and the check in process was very simple. The only time there was a problem with communication was when I was told there was beach towels, and when there wasn’t any I was told they would be dropped off. And when they weren’t dropped off I was told to just use the shower towels as beach towels. But then what would we use after taking a shower? That problem was never resolved. We ended up buying towels
But for the bad - THE CLEANLINESS AND BUGS!!! For the price I paid, I expected a clean home. I am not picky. I don’t need it to be sparkling clean, but bare minimum‘s weren’t met. Why am I paying a cleaning fee when it wasn’t clean to begin with? Whoever the housekeeper is should be fired. There is sand, hair, and dust everywhere. With the pandemic, there shouldn’t be dust. Because that tells me this piece of furniture, or window-sill, or table, hasn’t been wiped down in a long time. Ew.
And I absolutely hate bugs. My biggest fear in life. And I know in Florida it’s almost inevitable to not have bugs here or there. But these huge mutant cockroaches were everywhere! I would turn on the kitchen light and they would scatter. Absolutely disgusting! There was even a baby lizard in the bathroom! We all had a hard time falling asleep knowing there was bugs and creatures everywhere.
I don’t want this review to turn you off to this place because it has so much amazing potential. It is a great place with a great view of the beach and the bay, and it’s huge! But I would recommend being assured from the host before booking, that everything will be clean and wiped down and the suite will be sprayed for bugs!