First, let’s be honest. You’re booking this condo for the views and the convenient beach access. The views from the balcony and master bedroom are amazing. If you love sunrises, this unit is for you. Ceiling to floor windows in the master let you see all of it.
The unit’s accommodations were good, but not great. Everything just left a little to be desired. To us, it APPEARED that the owner does not visit this condo and isn’t interested in making it any better. They seem to be content with relying on the views and location to garner business traffic. Inside, I can best describe it by saying it just needs a little love. You can tell the walls haven’t been painted in a long time. Scuffs everywhere. There were other minor issues like lamp shades missing, light switches not working in the 2nd bedroom, toilet paper holder was missing a side in the master, so it couldn’t hold any paper. A few cracked floor tiles, slightly frayed rugs, mismatched appliances, etc.
Some other things to know:
- The unit does NOT have its own WiFi. You use the building’s open network. The signal strength is iffy at times, and it’s not a secure network. I’d advise against logging into too many websites, especially banking, so the network is not super-usable. If you’re looking to work remotely while in Ocean City, this is probably not the unit for you.
- You don’t come here to watch TV, but if there’s a big game you want to watch during your stay, you’ll watch it in blurry, standard definition. No HDTV here!
- Several trash cans didn’t come with a liner. Not even a starter. This is just one of those things I don’t understand.
- There were starter supplies of dishwasher pads, laundry pods, TP, and paper towels. If you want to wash your hands, better bring your own soap. Same goes for washing dishes by hand. And speaking of dishes…
- There were only 7 forks, 7 spoons, and 6 knives. Plates were also in limited supply. If there are 4-6 of you, you’ll be doing dishes every day.
- Vacasa check-in and check-out was super-easy, and communication was good.
- The building’s location was great for us, being away from the Boardwalk, away from the center of activity. That’s not our thing, and we appreciated that.
- The building had 4 elevators, all of which were in service and fast to travel between floors, making it easy to traverse between levels.
We’d consider staying at Golden Sands again, but we’re 50/50 on if we’d stay in 1104 again.