This home is quite beautiful. Beautiful decor, beautiful view, very spacious. I was surprised that we needed to purchase a toilet paper roller to hang toilet paper but whatever, some times small things are overlooked.
Unfortunately there are a couple of things I wish I knew before I booked. As a guest, you are not able to use the garage. That might not be a big deal for some, I get that. For me, it was an issue as we were moving, between homes and needed the space to let things sit for the 10 days we were there. The guidelines for use of the pool and hot tub are very specific and limited. Be prepared for 2 hour blocks of time for that enjoyment.
Most importantly, the gate!!! The gate access in/out is actually quite dangerous. There is not a safety mechanism to prevent the gate from closing on your vehicle or worse, yourself or loved one. I own many properties with gates and never had one that did not have this safety feature in place. Both of my vehicles were hit by the gate during our visit and caused severe scratches, deep metal rubs into the paint. I was trying to prevent the gate from hitting my truck and the gate just slammed into me and continued to bounce against me trying to force a close. Why was I standing in the line of fire so to speak? To keep it from causing another deep scrub. To no avail, as I moved to get in the truck to leave, it hit the truck anyway. This problem is compounded by the fact that the call box to enter the code for access is very poorly placed so you have to get out of your vehicle to input the code and the delay getting back into your vehicle to pull in sets the stage for getting your vehicle swiped. BE PREPARED!!!
The property manager, though prompt to respond, was not flexible with requests. Even going far enough to deny my request for an early check in due to some “scheduled service” so as I needed the extra time due to a move, I booked the extra day early and she was then able to accommodate that extra day…and yes, you guessed it, no service showed up that next morning as she originally stated. I’m sure there are reasons that early checkin doesn’t work, just say it doesn’t work and leave it at that. No need to create a false narrative.
I needed to book a property, somewhat last minute since I was between selling and moving into our new home that didn’t have construction completed. This was available for the days I needed so I booked. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this home, mostly for the gate.