We had a great stay overall at Monique’s AirBnb! The place was clean and spacious, and had a lot of thoughtful details such as condiments, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, etc., as well as fancy gadgets around the house like LED lights in the kitchen, a desk that moves up and down, an ice machine, and more.
The only things I would add to the place are paper towels/napkins and trash bags. When we got there, there were only a couple paper towels left on the roll and no new rolls. Monique did give us one roll and a couple trash bags upon request however she said AirBnb doesn’t usually provide them. **NOT a big deal whatsoever,** just a note to future guests to make sure you bring these things with you or add them to your grocery list asap once you arrive. We’ve stayed at many other AirBnb’s before who do provide them so we didn’t realize we needed them. But again, it was not a huge issue at all and Monique was very good about giving us enough to get by until we could buy our own.
Monique was a fantastic host, she was extremely responsive, accommodating, kind and helpful. We had to extend our stay last minute due to unforeseen circumstances and she welcomed us to stay no problem. If we had a question or problem, she was always very quick to respond and help us.
This AirBnb was unique to the others we have stayed in because Monique, the owner, was our next door neighbor in the duplex. There is only a gate separating our front yard and Monique’s. Airbnb side is closest to the road, so in order to get to Monique’s place, you have to walk through our yard and through the gate. The gate is directly next to our big front living room window, so we could hear/see random people going back and forth to her place throughout the day and night. Also the pool and hot tub are on Monique’s side, so if we were at the pool, there were often other random guys around as well. Everyone was incredibly nice and didn’t cause us any trouble at all, it was just a little awkward at times. Parking was also sometimes a challenge because there were so many cars in the driveway so we got blocked in a couple times, but everyone was always good about moving once we asked. The pro was that Monique was right there if we needed anything, but the con was that it wasn’t as private as we’re used to compared to other AirBnbs. So it totally depends on what your taste is/what you’re looking for.
Both our yard and Monique’s yard/pool area were beautiful, with plenty of cozy furniture all around. The pool & hot tub were awesome features even though the setup was different than we expected. Monique’s dogs are the absolute SWEETEST, I just could’ve get enough of them!
A couple others things to note:
we did have a “water bug” (aka American cockroach) in our place. These guys aren’t like the typical cockroaches you see on TV that come in and eat all your food/take over your house, they only like water. Very common in FL. We only saw one the entire time, and Monique was right on top of getting it taken care of as soon as I messaged her. She had a guy come spray the place for bugs the very next day.
We also had a homeless man enter our AirBnb (we thought he was one of Monique’s friends because there were new people around all the time and we had people knocking on our door looking for Monique often, so we opened the door, and he just came right in and sat on our couch) Thankfully he was nice and left peacefully once we found out he didn’t know Monique at all. Not at all Monique’s fault, but just be aware.. lock your door and don’t open it unless Monique texts and asks to come over!
All things considered, we really had a great stay! The entire area, inside and out, is beautifully done and cleanly. Monique and her friends/other tenants? were very kind and helpful. There were only a few minor things we didn’t expect but I certainly think the price is worth the value. It was a unique and enjoyable experience overall!