The house is very clean, the views are spectacular but the lack of privacy and overcharges are out of control. I want to preface this that I am not the type of person to write reviews good, bad or indifferent. However, in this instance I want to make other renters beware.
1. There is 1 TV in the house - it did not work. We did not ask to be compensated; we just moved on seeing the intent was to enjoy the location and not the TV.
2. It is not disclosed in the description of the property but there is a family member who actually lives in the house - you don't really see her but if your intention is full privacy you're not getting it. The house is not a single family dwelling as you are led to believe.
3. I had to provide a list of all people staying in the house, potential visitors and car make model and license plates. If your intent is to have any visitors find another place.
4. This property is owned by a large family - I checked in on a Friday and by Sunday one of the sisters was on site going through the trash cans and "tending" to the gardens. She even spent a good hour in the house trying to get the TV to work with no success. She was on site for no less than 3 hours.
5. They schedule a walk through at the end of the rental period. I had to wait over an hour for the owner to show up who by the way lives across the street from the property.
6. After the walk through with the owners "Dave" everything was "great" he couldn't get over how clean the house was and even offered it up for us to rent again.
7. After my stay I received an email from VRBO that I was charged and additional fees: 1 broken beach chair, 1 missing beach chair and "trash house clean up". I have sent a message to the owner to inquire about the charges. However, at this point I care less about the money than I do about making sure that future renters do not have the same experience.
8. Mind you, I had several email exchanges, text messages and phone conversations with the owner. However, he had no problem just charging me without speaking to me first.
9. What is a reasonable credit for a broken TV and lack of an upfront disclosure about the family still actually living on premises?
Had any of the alleged issues been called out during the walk through and at least given me the opportunity to refute the charges I likely would not have been so compelled to write this review. In summary, renter beware.