We arrived to find the cleaning lady having just started cleaning, after we had arranged the arrival time with the owner well in advance. Apparently she had never bothered to communicate this to the cleaning lady, so we had to conduct a 4-way powwow with the cleaning lady, owner, and her daughter, then wait around for 3 hours after a cross country trip while the unit was cleaned. Cleanliness was okay but the corners and behind furnishings were quite dingy. We chalked it up to the cleaning lady being rushed by our unexpected arrival.
The beach gear was great (but some of it is in need of replacement).
One of the smoke/carbon monoxide detectors was missing and we had to replace the batteries in another one for it to function properly. In addition, the situation in the converted garage is not really explained well in the listing.
Because the water heater is also in the garage, you have to keep the back door open at all times to vent potential carbon monoxide buildup.
This seems like a otential safety hazard and should be disclosed in the listing.
Kitchenware could use improvement. There was only one sautee pan and it was missing a handle. The owner hit us with an extra cleaning charge after we left with a note "extra cleaning time and dog feces in the backyard". The extra cleaning time was understandable as we were there for 4 weeks, but we didn't end up bringing our dogs so if there was dog feces in the backyard, it wasn't from us. In addition, the cleaning lady sent us a nasty-toned text message after we departed complaining about the extra time it took to clean. This is in spite of the fact that we did everything required in the checkout manual and then some. Plus, we left some extra money for her in recognition of the extra time it would take to clean the unit after our long stay. Owner didn't even try to discuss it with us or get our side of the situation before hitting us with the extra charge, which just capped off the trend of poor communication. All in all, an okay place, but owner needs to tighten up the operation to bring it up a notch.