This place was awful; we won’t go back. Before I get into why, I have to mention the pros. The best part is the location. You can’t be more directly on the beach, fantastic. 5 minutes from Publix and other shopping, parking for 6 cars, 6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. The fully stocked kitchen, living and dining room open area is large enough for everyone. The AC is very strong. 2 decks are huge. The lower level has open air access to the beach, 2 grills; it could be a nice party space. Beach entrance has a handy hose.
The downside is it’s a beat up old wreck of a house. The beds, sheets, blankets, pillows, mattresses, towels, furniture, carpet, kitchen items, shower curtains, etc, are old and shabby. Sleeping in the bed grossed me out. There were monster roaches. The grills are way too awful to even consider using. Several kitchen cabinets are broken. The furnace filters made me wretch. Worst of all, there is a huge structural mold problem, most evident in the downstairs bathroom, other places are patched or painted over.
We also had a major issue checking in due to the terrible management company, Cabins For You. They were a huge hassle to deal with and seemed totally unconcerned with their guests. We called them more than 3 times regarding check in. Once after booking, once the day prior, early the day of check in, and several times after that. We fought our way through an elaborate phone tree and sat on hold for a long time before speaking to a human. All we were looking for was an answer to whether or not an early check in would be possible. The family members accompanying us had been traveling since 5am and arrived a little early, exhausted. We had a small child and a tired mom with a cold. We get it, the contractual check in time is 4pm. But we couldn’t get an answer, they just kept putting us off. At 4 pm, the door combo they gave us did not work. This required another 15-20 minutes to get to a human. When we finally entered, the place was absolute filth! That meant 15-20 minutes more to report this to a human. God bless the cleaning lady who showed up relatively quickly and did a nice job though it took 4+ hours, understandably. At 8:45 pm the 11 of us weary travelers got in. Adding acid to the burn, we had to call them, including phone tree hell and waiting, to learn the unit was ready. How did they compensate us for the ruined first day of our $6000+ rental? With a $250 cleaning refund. CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!
