6/10 Okay
Jamie M.
9 July 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Pretty house, Cramped Quarters, Not-So-Thoughtful Touches....
Summary of Pros: The house was nice, decor was lovely, golf cart & bikes were great, garage had a nice assortment of beach supplies: boogie boards, awesome beach tent and umbrella, shovels and pails, and 4 beach chairs.
The master bedroom was very nice and large with a comfy bed. The screen porch was a nice place to have coffee in the morning while it drizzled. This house would be great for 2 couples and a couple small children.
The cons:
1) Cramped Indoor Space. This house is NOT very comfortable for 7 people made up of grown kids/adults. It feels very cramped - the kitchen & living room are miniscule. (I thought maybe we could pull some kitchen chairs over for a family movie night, but don't fool yourself like I did.) You have to crouch/bend over in the master shower. The outside bedroom is itty bitty.
2) Cramped Outside space. The backyard was TINY. The dining table/chairs out back was set up on a wooden platform so small that if you pushed a chair back to get up quickly, you would fall off backwards.
We stuck to the other porch on the second floor which was tiny and only 4 of the 7 of us could comfortably hang out. There is no ceiling fan out there and not a lot of air flows through the screen so it's pretty sweltering, fyi.
3) BROKEN DISHWASHER. I know from other reviewers this has been broken since March. Which is pathetic for a pricey beach house. So prepare to hand-wash everything for your group.
4) Pool-time Cancelled. The pool my youngest was excited about was closed while we were there. They refunded us $250 with no options to move. $250 of a nearly $5000 stay was a 5% refund.
5) Pitiful Housewares.
This seems petty but I need to warn y'all about the not-so-thoughtful touches so you come prepared. When we arrived ready to hit the beach with cold drinks - there was not only no ice maker but no ice trays either. What beach house has no way to make ice?
Don't let the big cylindrical containers near the toilets that read "TOILET PAPER" fool you. They are emty. You'll confidently reach over to replenish the roll to discover this - at the worst possible time. You get 3 Rolls total. BRING TOILET PAPER.
You get 1 Roll Paper Towels, 2 Garbage Bags - bring extra.
Laundry Detergent. You get a 1 load packet & they ask you to start a load at checkout - so they're just giving you enough to do THEIR towels. Bring some.
There's no complimentary coffee supplies.
A very nice house, though cramped & blah amenities.
Jamie M.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022