Nice house-close to the beach. Time with my family was wonderful. We made the very best of our trip.
HOWEVER - When we reserved this property in December it was called “Paden’s Place, Gulfview with pool access, steps to the sand.” However, upon arrival we found out that pool access was no longer an amenity. They stopped that in March - months after I reserved and in plenty of time to let me know so I could make other plans. The host was rude, unhelpful and flippant about this huge discrepancy. I was told that the fact that they no longer offered pool access was perfectly justified since “amenities are subject to change without notice.” And the fact that the pool was still mentioned in their listing was a “clerical error.” VRBO offered us a full refund if we left the very first night and checked into a hotel, because they agreed that there was blatant dishonesty about this reservation, but displacing my young children late at night after a long roadtrip to get here was not worth it. Not to mention the 6 days worth of groceries for 8 people that we’d somehow have to salvage.
And finally, yes I was given a paltry amount for this “confusion.” About 5% of what we spent. But let me be clear - there was no confusion on my part. My original reservation still says “pool access.” It was not a misunderstanding either. Important information was withheld about our reservation while our payments were deposited. It was shady. I would warn renters to look elsewhere.