I’ll start with the good- we loved the location and the condo itself. The beds were comfy and it was great to have the kitchen and laundry, and we loved the showers. It’s weird to me that you have to bring or rent your own linens and towels (never had to do that with a short-term rental before), but it’s the way things work in Rehobeth, apparently. The photos of this listing do not do it justice (weird to me in this day and age). It’s wonderful to have the balconies and view.
That said, we happened to be there when the beach replenishment project was in front of the building. Per the city’s website, it happens every 3 years and starts in Rehobeth and ends in Fenwick. The first night we were there we listened to construction vehicles beeping until after midnight. All day there was construction sounds and the view from our balconies were of bulldozers digging and a crane for our entire stay. We stayed for 3 nights and it wasn’t until our last night that we could hear the ocean, once they moved the construction vehicles down the beach.
I reached out to Karen to see if we could get a discount. $700/night with loud noises was disappointing and frustrating, but she said because it wasn’t in her/their control they wouldn’t give a discount. I understand, but it seemed unsympathetic, which only added to our feelings of disappointment. We’d travelled from New Mexico, so it was a long way and a lot of money.
I think it would’ve eased the blow (or we could’ve made alternative arrangements) if we’d at least known this could have been happening. The city did announce it a few months prior, so I would expect a property manager of a high-end, beach front property to at least update the listing, or send an email saying “this might be happening while you’re here.”
It won’t be an issue for anyone staying here again until 2026, but just a heads up.
We would definitely consider staying here again, but know that this project exists and there won’t be any empathy from the management when and if it is.