We've done several VRBO properties on St Augustine beach. This one had definite pros and cons. Overall, it was better than staying in a small hotel room for a family of 4, but our least favorite of the properties we've stayed at. I'll break down the whys:
Location: 5/5. I'm not sure you could get a better location, steps to the beach, quiet townhouse, and easily walkable to the pier, mini golf, and all the restaurants. 10 minute drive to downtown, even less to the lighthouse, state park, and gator farm. Location was definitely ideal.
Management: 5/5: Super responsive to any needs, quick replies via text, showed up in a flash when we needed them. Great management.
The townhouse itself: 3/5? 2/5? The townhouse was definitely a bit older, no master bathroom, some of the outlets didn't work right, stuff like that. On the first morning, our son screamed "RAT!" We thought he was joking until he yelled "it's got a tail!". Well it wasn't a rat, but it *was* a beach mouse. And so we chased it around like crazy people trying to get it out the back door. We failed, and it ran into the love seat, where it appeared to have made a nest. We put the whole love seat on the back porch, and management came and dealt with it very quickly (awesome response time!). There were also ants with uncanny food radar in the kitchen, any crumb on the stove was whisked away post haste. The mattresses/couches could use a refresh, they have definitely seen better days. None of that stopped us from having fun however, and the place was a lot cheaper than the "nicer" properties we had stayed at, so depending on your priorities, it's a fine place to stay if you need the extra space.
Garage: What a nice perk! Great place to store our beach stuff, or change for the beach. It was also well stocked with bikes, beach toys, kites, etc.
Overall, this place was definitely a mixed bag - It wasn't perfect, but we still had a great weekend.