6/10 Okay
Shersti B.
12 July 2024
Unique house close to the beach
The design of this house is very cool and there are lots of places to sit and relax, primarily outdoors. Malin, the on-site property manager is absolutely fantastic! (Christophe was out of town) She was so helpful, kind and friendly - she's truly a gem.
We didn't love our stay here for a few reasons.
1- the description says you are in the jungle which you most definitely are. But you need to understand what that means and it's more than 'minor disagreements' to some people. There are trees all around touching the house so there are ants everywhere, crabs get into the house, spiders, moths, geckos, iguanas, and bats from our experience.
2- nightly power outages which means the bedroom without A/C is pretty miserable. It's also VERY dark and there were no candles, or flashlights on the property. Luckily Malin brought over a couple of hers to lend to us.
3- leaky roof. There were multiple leaks in the roof (master bedroom onto the bed, sitting area in the master, and multiple leaks in the kitchen) The large leak in the kitchen has apparently been there for some time and the host/owners have known about it. We hope those will be fixed for the future. It's not fun at all during the rainy season.
4 - VRBO customer service is absolutely terrible and we won't use them ever again.
It's very close to the beach and the beach is awesome! Lots of surfing and body-boarding - super fun! Playa Negra is a relaxed small town so the vibe is very chill.
Shersti B.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024