This house looked great from the photos, but was pretty worn and beat-up in person. While it was probably beautiful when it was first built and furnished, it now needs to be painted, the carpet in the bedrooms and upstairs needs to be replaced (my husband thought it was so gross that he wore socks the entire time), the bathroom tile needs to be professionally cleaned,
some furniture needs to be replaced, and certain repairs need to be made (the handle of one of the showers fell off on first use, for example, certain blinds would fall off when closed, the hot water never really got hot in the downstairs shower, the pillows were lumpy and stained, etc). I understand it must be difficult to maintain a beach rental, but this house definitely had some wear-and-tear that I wouldn’t expect for the price we paid.
Siesta Key also wasn’t what we expected. We expected a quiet, family-friendly destination but what we got was a loud, crowded island full of drunk people. Lots of public intoxication. The beaches and the water are beautiful, however, and the views from the house are great.
The management at this rental was also very organized and helpful. Check-in and check-out were easy, they were very communicative during the booking process, they offered services such as grocery-shopping and booking excursions, and they were responsive to some problems we had. Our problem was not with the management company, it was with the state and quality of the house itself.
