Multiple minor issues combined made this not so lovely a stay. Beware because the owner sends a long rule list a few days before check-in that are not listed on VRBO. It is understandable that any homeowner would want their home to be respected by renters; however. this owner repeats 3 times about how no sand must not enter the house (shocking, since it's a beach home), and goes on to give explicit instructions about washing feet off, using outside shower, taking shoes off when entering the house, etc. Instead of feeling excited for our stay, I actually started getting extremely anxious!
With all of the rules, and given the cost, I expected the house to be in perfect condition. And at first glance, it seemed to be. However, upon arrival we found multiple stains on the upholstered chairs, marks on the wall, a few carpet stains. My daughter did find some unknown liquid drips on the bathroom wall. Also, the downstairs bedroom was previously broken and had cosmetic repairs, but was so uncomfortable to sleep that my adult son had to use the pull out sofa, which was also uncomfortable. Interesting enough, in the VRBO reviews, a complaint from a few years ago also details the broken bed, so this has been addressed before without any fixes. The start button on the dryer was also missing; it was impossible to start because one had to insert one's finger deep into the cavity. Easily replaceable part. but when I mentioned all of these issues, the owner dismissively said "we will never have perfection, unfortunately" (interesting, since he expects perfection from tenants).
We also had an ant problem every single day in the kitchen. There was an ant "disk" in the kitchen, which we had not been informed of & had to continuously kill ants & check our food - not how anyone wants to spend a "beautiful beach house" vacation.
The description of this house was cosmetic at best - you can find just as lovely as a property without the stress, hassle, or broken bedframes.