I’ll start with the positive:
Clean house, fantastic pool.
As for the rest:
1. I had to reach out to the management company for them to give me check in details (door code, etc). First time I reached out was about 2 days prior to check in. They replied that they would have all info to me 24 hrs prior to. A few hours before check in, I still hadn’t received anything so I reached back out. They finally sent the info about an hour and half before getting to the house.
2. When we arrived, there was parking for one car in front of the full garbage cans. The house sleeps 8 but parking for one vehicle? I found this odd.
3. The rules are A LOT!! If you booked for 3 adults and 2 children, don’t even think about inviting anyone for dinner or to spend the night. They’re watching who comes and goes with the camera set up at the front door. (Also odd because the pool is in the front yard, so be careful with your bathing suits staying on).
4. If you break any of the wacky rules (like don’t unplug any of the 3-4 Alexa devices), you’ll be charged. That brings me to #5…
5. Absolutely take photos or a video of everything and its condition when you arrive. One rule is to not move ANY furniture as if you do, you’ll be charged extra if the cleaning crew has to move it back. That said, take a video before your departure so you don’t get charged for erroneous reasons.
6. The downstairs “Master” is hotter than Haiti. There are signs on the doors that state “keep door closed for cooling”. Yeah…that DEFINITELY DOES NOT WORK.
7. The air vents are super dirty. Speaking of filth, don’t bother even looking at the jacuzzi tub off the master bath. You’ll likely end up with pink eye.
8. You pretty much pay the cleaning fee for the crew to change the sheets, sweep, unload the dishwasher, and clean the bathrooms. We were so paranoid about being charged for anything that we basically cleaned it ourselves.
9. You better make sure you’re out of there at 10am SHARP! If not, 50/hr (also in the rules you don’t receive before making arrangements to stay and only after you can’t cancel). We walked out at 9:58 and the cleaning crew was waiting out front.
10. Conclusion: This place looks very nice in the photos, and don’t get me wrong…it’s not terrible; however, trust me when I say you’ll be so paranoid on your “vacation”, you’ll need a vacation after your stay. You’ll feel watched and listened to. PS-I waited to post so they didn’t charged for any erroneous reasons!