We had a great time at Blue Dolphin! The view is great, the house is good. We really loved the rental beach equipment that was delivered. It was used and really came in handy! The house was well stock with games, books and great information about local shops and resturants. The kitchen could use a few items, so could the bedrooms, but all in all we had a great time!!!!
The service was really great, everytime I called with a question, it was answered quickly and politely.
Here are somethings that need to be addressed.
Beach access is a quarter-mile down the street and should be mentioned in posting or shown on the map.
1.The top step on the pool ladder is cracked badly and the pool net has a huge hole. It is hard to clean the bugs out of the pool with a torn net! The pool should be cleaned or vaccuumed once during the week.
2.There is no broom or dishclothes in the house, both items are needed. I know a sponge was left, but not everyone uses them and I really do not want to vacuum on vacation, but a broom would have been nice!
3. All Beds need a memory foam topper! They are hard and uncomfortable! The bunkbeds are really uncomfortabe. We were 5 adults, no kids, perhaps the owners would consider putting in pyramid bunk bed or making just twins in the room. Extra blankets in each room would be nice!
4. The back sliding door did not lock.
5. A temperature guage in the oven would help.
6. The couch and recliner have seen better days and should be replaced. They are extremely uncomfortabe, really hard to be comfortable after a long day at the beach with the current furniture. There is just enough sitting for 6 people, there should be more. The room is large enough to accomadate 2 couches with another club chair.
7. An umbrella at the pool would be great or a shade sail.
8. The cable box in the master bedroom did not always work. This was extremely frustrating as we would begin to watch a program and tv or box would quit working. So we would have to unplug, wait and plug everything back in and pray it would work, having missed parts of the program.
9. Two of the dining chairs are really unstable and are in danger of breaking.
10. The floor was still gritty with sand when we entered. There was still sand, dirt and crumbs under the cushions of the couch.
I hope this helps, some of these need to fixed ASAP, while some are ways to improve the house. Service can only be improved if one knows what is wrong and fixes it.
Thank you