8/10 Good
Greg W.
Sep 10, 2019
Liked: Cleanliness
NICE, UPDATED RENTAL CONDO IN MEDIOCRE BUILDING
I haven't spent much time at Wrightsville Beach, but I chose this property because it appeared to be one of the only updated properties--house or condo--available on VRBO at the time I searched. To be fair to the area overall, I only searched about six weeks ahead of our planned visit.
First, let me say that the listing is accurate; the condo was clean, updated, has a nice view of the ocean and the photos are accurate. In fact, the property manager on site told me that it's probably the nicest unit in the building. Therein lies the negative to this property.
Station One is an old building in need of a lot of updating and repair. I can't tell you the number of insects I saw crawling around one of the common areas of the building when I went through there. Essentially, it's at best an average, run of the mill, old building you'd see at any beach on the east coast. Smelly, not maintained and in need of some severe updating.
With that said, that's not this property owner's fault. I just expected the building and facilities to be a little nicer based on the appearance of the unit. Overall, it's a nice rental condo in a beat-up old building. However, due to no fault of the property owners, if I were to visit Wrightsville Beach again, I'd probably search a little more in advance and try to find something else.
My one complaint to the owners would be to heed the advice given in several other reviews and raise the shelves above the couch in the living room. Two of my family members hit their heads REALLY hard when they went to sit on the couch. We actually had to move the couch a couple of feet off the wall to avoid this happening again. You're setting yourself up for some injuries and liability if you don't work on this.
Greg W.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019