I’ll begin with all the good things: the property is beautiful; although the home is around 60 years old, it has been maintained and updated very well. The backyard is incredible; the pool and tiki huts are very charming and add to the ambiance of the home. We greatly appreciated the supply of towels and gas grill; very nice. The best part is the location; the home is about 3 blocks from the beach, which is about a 3-5 minute walk. We found the area where we were at the beach to not be as crowded as other areas , which was a plus for us. There are some great stores and take-out places nearby -Vinny’s Italian is great! Also, we loved all the little lizards roaming around 😀
On the negative side: mosquitoes. Lots and lots of mosquitoes. We wanted to spend so much time at the pool, but the mosquitoes prevented it. We tried using citronella candles, Off diffusers , even sprays when not going in the pool, but the mosquitoes didn’t care. We ended up leaving a day early because we simply could not enjoy ourselves with all the mosquitoes around.
Second: we found all but the king sized mattress to be uncomfortable. Waking up with back pain is no fun. This is very subjective, so it may not be an issue for you.
Third: the cable TV had a weird glitch where it would display the channel in the preview pane, but when selecting the channel it would just get hung up displaying “Please Wait”. Annoying, but not a deal breaker, as we didn’t go there to watch tv.
Lastly: the pool gets dirty very easily due to all the palm trees and foliage around the home. We skimmed the pool ourselves everyday, but there was plenty of debris accumulating at the bottom each day. Cleaning up dead bugs, frogs, leaves, etc. During vacation is no fun.
All in all, I strongly recommend the owners to consider investing in mosquito treatment at the home (or get a new service company if they already have one) and have pool service come twice a week instead of once per week. Thanks!