overall, we had a good stay but had some issues. The owner communicated ahead of time he was unable to secure beach passes because they were not available, office was closed, etc. On day 1 we discovered that parking is $25+/car per day, more on some local beaches. In talking to other visitors and workers at the beach it became clear that passes were available, though picking them up would have to be arranged. We communicated this to the owner and got very strong, aggressive pushback that it's too inconvenient and he was not going to do this. If the cost of parking was communicated ahead of time (for 2 cars for a week we were looking at $350 in addition to the very high cost of this rental), we may have made other arrangements. In a heated discussion, the owner stated that there were so many things to do at the cape, why were we going to the beach daily anyways? Well, we had a group that included one very pregnant woman and 2 toddlers. Not a lot of options that would accommodate safe fun and social distancing, without a lot of walking. This part was disappointed.
One of the pillows in the 1st floor kids room had what appears to be black mold on it. This was discovered when the child occupying the room broke out in hives after her first nap.
Upon further examination, lots of things were less than clean. Blankets appeared to not have been washed. Chairs were dusty in the back of each seat and at the backrest spindles, one of the couches had a strong urine-like odor. For a very high weekly rental this did not feel great.
Every person in the group except the little kids complained of the beds being too soft, causing backaches.
While the kitchen has a lot of basics, there are no pots or pans that can accommodate large meals. With 5 bedrooms and 6 beds, this house can accommodate a lot of people and is advertised as such. However, making a 12 egg scramble is not possible, so cooking was a challenge. There are no lids for any of the medium sized pots or pans.
Location was convenient. The beaches are a short drive away and there's mjnigolf at the end of the street (some of us went once). Walgreens is less than a mile away, which was very convenient.
We had a good time despite the issues and found less expensive beaches further away. It wasn't as convenient and kind of soured the mood initially but we made it work.