OK, the pros: The location is great: close to the beach, grocery stores, and restaurants. The condo was decently clean for the most part
Now, the Bad then the ugly…after receiving a confirmation email that I purchased this rental for my families vacation, I shortly get a text from the host asking what my business were for visiting the area, which I thought was very odd but after a short exchange he confirmed my booking. When my family arrived we noticed a few odd things like the thermostat in a lock box, so forget trying to adjust the temperature! I stripped Down All the bedding to wash before sleeping and noticed all the pillows were heavily stained. The beds were cheap & uncomfortable. We noticed the kitchen faucet was loose, but we decided not to Bring it up because we would be gone most of the time during our stay, we just needed a clean place to sleep.
So finally, the ugly…
A few days after I return home from the trip I received a text message from the host complaining that I ruined his condo. He complained that we used all the towels, the paper plates he had in the cupboard, half his bottle of laundry detergent, send on the bathroom mat, comforters and pillows on the floor,And that we broke his Kitchen faucet. He then ended the long angry texts demanding that I Apple Pay him an extra $150 or he would leave me a bad review. He also demanded that I gave him five stars for my stay. Before I responded back to him, I sent a copy of his tax to VRBO two show how he is trying to extort good reviews from his renters. After speaking to VRBO, I was assured that he had no grounds to demand extra payment from. I the. Reached out to the Horst to explained that when we arrived we were told we were free to use whatever was in the condo, so we did. Not once did he mention that he wanted those items replaced. I have never been to another rental where the host demanded I replace plastic plates and laundry detergent, I was speechless. I spent a little under $1500 for a three night stay and the host was complaining about me using $10 worth of paper products. I then also addressed the sand on the bathroom mat: I’m not sure what he expected from a beach rental. Where was I supposed to get cleaned up?And to complain that dirty towels and some pillows and blankets were on the floor? I thought the cleaning fee was so that I wouldn’t have to make the bed while on vacation. Avoid the headache. Book somewhere else!