The property was just beautiful. You could see the Bay from the front while the yard was wide and well-kept. This spacious property allowed for all of our group - 8 adults in total - to hang out together for a long weekend. However, the house was lacking some usage of amenities that it had advertised.
While the firepit and hot tub were advertised, we couldn’t use them. This was very disappointing as this is the reason we chose this house for our stay. The firepit was gas-operated but could not be lit or used because it was out of gas. The hot tub was so overfull with water that a single person sitting in it made it overflow onto the floor. We dumped out several gallons using a large pot and still no more than one person could sit in it at once. There was a wine bar but no corkscrew. Similarly, there was a Keurig and French press, but no coffee grinder. There was barely enough silverware for meals for all of us, despite us being 8 people and the house being advertised able to support up to 10. This led to much dish-washing by hand for meals, which was furthered since none of the pots and pans were large enough to cook full meals for a party of our size. The dishwasher was also not bracketed into the floor, so every time you opened the door, it would wobble and feel like it was about to slide forward (and often did) or potentially fall. The windows of each bedroom lacked blinds, meaning that the motion sensor lights (which we were instructed NOT to turn off) flooded into the bedrooms frequently throughout the night. Some bedrooms had a front-facing window covered by a thin sheet of paper held up by a thumb tack as their privacy shield. There were no rugs or anywhere to wipe your feet when coming inside except tiny mats at the front door and one for each shower. This was frustrating, as our party came in and out or took the trash out frequently but did not want to track dirt inside. One bathroom had a beautiful ocean countertop and wall painting, which was always nice to see.
While this house was beautifully spacious, clean, and well-kept, it’s clear the owners have never lived in it for any amount of time, leading to a lack of basic amenities such as these. If you have a large party and plan to spend no amount of time hanging out inside, using the firepit/hot tub, cooking, or doing anything except sleeping inside of the house, you may be better off looking elsewhere until these issues are addressed, especially for the cost.