I could write a small book describing my 33 night stay, the issues I encountered and the way things were handled. The bottom line: they were not ready for a long term rental.
For me this meant hanging around 7-8 of those days to deal with problems that should have been addressed.
Both showers needed service. The refrigerator broke down twice. The AC stopped working. There were no instructions how to use anything. They had no idea how to properly balance the hot tub. There was furniture, rugs, pillows, etc. that were so shabby, it looked like they were picked up off the street. There was a shortage of dishes, etc, etc., etc., but the biggest concern was cleanliness. It seems like the place has not been deep cleaned in a very long time.
We had company and were embarrassed by all of this.
Meanwhile, the owner was made aware of our displeasure and promised he was going to get back to me about these inconveniences and costs to us. Instead he ignored us.
Instead of having the house in proper order, they put the responsibility on the renter to point out problems.
Only then, do they respond.
As an example, two of smoke alarms were chirping in the middle of the night, which we disconnected.
Fortunately, they were not the unreachable ceiling ones.
They did come after notification, but instead of taking responsibility they should have been checked, I was reprimanded for not calling sooner. And when they did come, they didn’t have the right batteries. So as with previous repairs, I had to wait around while they went to the store.
And in the end, only the alarms that were bad were changed.
So some unfortunate renter will have alarms chirping during their stay.
This is one example of: do what you have to, but nothing more.
When the AC quit, I was accused of having left the windows open. It turned out to be a bad fan, but no apology was given about misplaced blame.
This is a worn 3 star house. It does have a 4 star location, but gets 2 stars for condition and 1 star for attitude and respect for the property by ownership.
They give a lot of lip service, but what appears to matter most to ownership is a making money.
If you are looking for a crash pad, close to the beach, this is for you.
If you are looking for a clean quality rental worth the money they are charging, you might want to look elsewhere.
This is consistent to what the owner told me, “you have to pay more for quality”.
Our advice, check the fine print, and buyer beware!