We stayed in a second floor oceanfront unit at Sea Crest villas last Christmas and enjoyed it so much we decided to upgrade to a top floor unit this year to take full advantage of the amazing view. We rented both A & B units (all 3 bedrooms) of Sea Crest 3503, which is a nicely appointed unit with a well equipped kitchen. Very disappointed to discover upon checkin that scaffolding covered the front of the building, obstructing our view. Called the rental company (host2coast), who offered a different condo (smaller, 2 bedroom unit with a landscape view/far from the beach) or a partial refund. We agreed to refund and decided to make the best of it, even tho scaffolding blocked view as well as sunshine on the balconies, and we had beautiful weather. Did not realize when we agreed to refund amount that actual roof construction would begin a few days into our stay! Hammering, yelling, drilling outside our windows, beginning 8am. Workers outside our windows (will post photos), so not only could we not enjoy the beautiful weather on the balconies, we had to keep curtains drawn when we were in the unit. Rental company refused additional refund, indicated they were unaware of exact construction schedule so elected not to advise us ahead of time of potential disruption. However, I spoke with the roofing contractor, who was very clear on scope of and schedule for project.
We love this location, right across from shops at coligny square, and the beach is great for walking. Extremely disappointed that we were not advised of ongoing construction, which disrupted our entire stay. Rental company representatives were very responsive to emails, but we felt they knew they could not provide the experience advertised (certainly no “amazing view” and chose to take our money anyway.
The condo unit itself is lovely. Unfortunately our stay was much less than optimum due to actions of host2coast property management.