Could have been a 5 star review had proper attention been given to rental.
Pros: The cottage is decorated nicely inside, the beds and pillows are comfortable and the little porch is nice. Walk over to beach at sunset perfect!
Cons: 1. Waited around until 4pm check-in only to find the lock didn’t work. After many calls, around 6:30, the head of local maintenance was contacted and he came and had to replace the lock. Upon asking we were given a late check out.
2. Once in, before going to bed, we checked the windows, 4 windows latches were lying to the side. We called, he came the next day and fixed the locks; very nice & apologetic. Unit is at end of road, at public access to cross over to the beach. We were 3 women who wanted security where we were staying.
3. This was early February and the nights were cool so we chose this place over a beachfront as it showed a fireplace. Great for the those cool evenings while we caught up chatting. The maintenance guy warned us not to buy wood and use fireplace as he couldn’t guarantee the safety of it. This could so easily not be an issue with electric logs installed. Not expensive!
4. We couldn’t open beach chairs, he tried, but they were rusted and he said the maintenance co is not responsible for replacing the chairs. We could have brought our own chairs had not the description of the rental said they were provided.
5. I’ve had rental properties on the gulf and maintenance is key. Printed instructions are a must!!