We spent 5 nights & 4 days at Winston’s property in Hollywood. Our overall experience was great!This was my first time booking an Airbnb and Winston was incredibly helpful and responsive!
I thought property itself presented better in person than it does in photos. There was ample space for sleeping--the five of us had our own beds, with three bathrooms to share. The common areas were bright and open with plenty of lounge seating and a dining table for four.
The pool area was beautiful and had comfortable lounge chairs for 4 with two other Adirondack chairs and an outdoor dining table that sat even more. There was also an outdoor cushioned couch which was a great spot to have coffee in the morning. I would have liked a couple of outdoor end tables/side tables by the pool to put drinks, phones, etc. on while laying in the sun, but we managed without them ;).
The pool and hot tub were wonderful-warm, clean, and comfortable. We encountered a small issue with the (lack of) heating in the pool, and Winston was there to fix it that same day. He also cleaned the pool while he was there :).
The outdoor pool area is very loud. There is a busy road located on the other side of the fence, and traffic can be heard nonstop both outside and inside of the house. Winston provides a really nice music speaker for the pool area which helps drown out the noise of the traffic, but also makes for difficult conversation.
Overall we had a great trip—lots of relaxing, pool time & sunshine. Self check-in was easy, and Winston stopped over the house shortly after our first guests to give them a tour of the house and answer any questions. The property is 5 minutes away from plenty of grocery stores, shopping, & restaurants, which was extremely convenient to run down and grab a few things as needed. The residential neighborhood was nice-I weren’t running and felt like I had plenty of room and was in a safe area. The description says the property is 10 mins from Fort Lauderdale airport and 20 mins from Miami airport. We used both airports and found that the driving time was closer to 20/25 mins to FLL and 30/35 to MIA. Other drives we made:25ish mins to Fort Lauderdale Beach, 20ish mins to Hollywood Beach, 40ish to South Beach.
Thank you Winston, for being SO friendly & responsive!!! We had a great time :)