I travelled to Florida December 23-30, 2023, with my husband & 2 kids, my brother’s family with 6 kids, & my mom (13 total). We booked Alan’s house, as it had everything we needed for a comfortable stay, including 9 bedrooms! The kids were all excited & happy with the bedrooms, as were the adults.
As we booked over the Christmas holidays & travelled with so many children, I hoped Alan could put up a small tree so Santa had a spot to leave gifts for the little ones (I’ve stayed at other vrbo’s over the holidays & all have been beautifully decorated). He unfortunately responded that he didn’t have the time or manpower to do this for us, but we were welcome to buy a tree and set it up ourselves.
The house was awesome, although there were a few small issues. The lights in the games room only half worked. There was only 1 game available for the Xbox. The light switch for the pool was broken. There were no tea towels or cloths for the kitchen (we had to go out & buy some), and the welcome basket left for us was minimal, with a couple small snacks, enough coffee for 4 of us, no sugar or creamer, a few bags for garbage. We needed to buy our own pool towels as none were provided. The towels provided for our room had blood stains on them.
I gave a 4 out of 5 stars rating because we were overall happy with the home & our time there. Just some suggestions for the owner, to make the stay that much more incredible for the next renters.