My fiancée and I were very much looking forward to spending the last two days of our vacation at this cottage after five days in Delray Beach. We thought Memphis' place seemed to be the perfect place to finish a weeklong vacation in Florida.
We thought it would be nice to book a home with a pool so we could relax before heading back up north for a long winter. The pictures of this cottage on airb&b and reviews seemed to be the perfect match! Upon arriving we noticed it was not nearly kept up as in the pictures. In fact the yard and unfortunately the pool was just plainly neglected. The neighborhood and surrounding area was definitely seedy at best! Considering the glowing reviews, we were shocked! Considering I've already paid $600 for two nights, I felt bamboozled. Yes we were met by Memphis and Amanda. Amanda was very pleasant and offered some info about a local watering hole while Memphis quickly showed us through his cottage. Inside the place was clean looking and cutely decorated. However, the mold smell hits you as soon as you walk in. Maybe this is why he was rushing through his cottage so fast? Trying to get the hell out of their before something was said! Before leaving he turned on something by the pool. Assuming a pump or heat for it. Going out back there's a large backyard. Wished it looked like the pictures. In reality it was totally not maintained, weeds, overgrowth, half dead palm trees and most unfortunately a very dirty, extremely cold pool! I assumed he went outside to turn the pools heater and filtration system on and maybe after an hour or so it would be ready to dive in. So I skimmed the pool while waiting for it to get ready. Which is so awesome to do on your vacation at $300 a night! So day one no pool, the whole reason we chose this house! Only with the hopes of day two morning it would be ready to go! Day two, still dirty and still freezing! Left message in morning. Memphis responded late afternoon. I told him we can't use pool. His response in a text, "oh shit, I've had some problems with it! Guess I gotta get a guy! Sorry! That was it! No further response. So unfortunately this is how we wrapped our trip to Florida. I never write reviews. I look at things for the experience. In this case, it was just crappy! Memphis should have had the responsibility to make sure things were up to par before any paying guests arrive and if not, to swiftly rectify any issues. Our intention was to stay somewhere different than at a hotel. I guess we will have to return to booking hotels in the future. This was not a great place, definitely not a great neighborhood or an awesome experience. Good luck!