Just returned from a one week stay at this property. While we made the best of it, I was very disappointed in the condition of this home.
Pros:
This home has amazing ocean views and is walking distance to the beach. The community that it is located in is very quiet. If social distancing is important to you, this home is in a great area. In addition, the TV's and wifi worked well.
Cons:
We arrived late in the day and the first thing I wanted to do was figure out sleeping arrangements for our children. I pulled out the trundle bed in the bunkbed room and discovered that the floors underneath the bed were filthy. There were candy wrappers, tons of sand/dirt, cobwebs and cheerios. I spent 20 minutes cleaning the floors in this room and in the other bedrooms downstairs. I swept a huge pile of dirt and uneaten food. I also cleared out several cobwebs from the corners of each room underneath the beds. While I understand that a house near the beach will have sand in it, I think that the floors should have been cleaned prior to our arrival. In addition to the sand, it seems that the floors have not been mopped in quite some time. The bottoms of our feet were black by the time we went to bed. I was concerned by how little cleaning may have been done prior to our stay, especially in this COVID era.
Next, we had to take care of the spiders and bugs. I'm from the Pacific Northwest so I'm used to seeing spiders in the house, but not to this extent. We killed 13 spiders and two other bugs in the first 24 hours of being in the home. Then, throughout the week, we killed several more, mostly in the downstairs bedrooms and bathrooms. I could stand in the shower and count spiders on the ceilings and walls around me.
The home was very worn and in need of some major TLC. The walls were filthy and you could see handprints on the walls leading up the stairs. The baseboard trim was scratched and dinged up. Several of the windows were difficult to open and close. The mattresses were incredibly uncomfortable. The carpet upstairs in the loft was dingy. The main bathroom looks great in photos, but in reality, the tile is cracked and worn and the water doesn't drain very well. Walking around on concrete floors all week wasn't particularly comfortable either. A few rugs would have been a nice addition.
If we return to Oceanside in the future, we will be choosing another place to stay.