We just returned from spending a lovely week in Corolla with family. There were definitely pros and cons to our stay in Sandzibar. I'll start with the pros: The location was fantastic. It was a very close walk to the beach which made for easy trips back and forth for bathroom breaks and lunch, and of course for carrying all of our gear. The size of the house worked perfectly. There were plenty of bedrooms and we loved that every bedroom had its own bathroom, plus there were additional half baths. The kitchen was well stocked with dishes and other cooking essentials. While the fridge in the kitchen wasn't exceptionally roomy, there were several beverage refrigerators, a full size fridge and ice maker on the bottom floor in the game room. The top floor of the house was in nice shape. The kitchen was nice with two dishwashers. The sectional in the living room appeared to be on the newer side and was roomy for our large family. And the master suite was enormous. The pool table on the bottom floor provided hours of nighttime entertainment , and the pool and hot tub were enjoyed daily. Now for the cons: Overall, the house was in need of improvements. The bedrooms on the second floor were extremely small and would have been much better suited to having queen beds in them rather than kings. On many of the beds, the mattress was bigger than the frame which felt very unsupported toward the edges when rolling over during sleep. Many of the vertical blinds in the bedrooms had broken or missing slats, which left us having to try to hang blankets to cover the openings. And the overall cleanliness of the house was not great. There were multiple small area rugs scattered about which were dirty and unappealing and it would have felt much better just to have the nice vinyl plank flooring exposed. The refrigerator water filter was extremely old and dirty—probably never changed. The large return vent for the HVAC off the kitchen was absolutely filthy. The oven needed a good cleaning because every time we opened the oven door, it set off the smoke alarm. The showers curtains in a couple of the bathrooms were covered in mold. The bathroom vanity cabinets and drawers were very dirty and needed to be wiped out. Many of the end tables needed to be wiped off and they had visible "shmootz" on them, for lack of a better term. All of the outdoor furniture was covered in mildew stains and needed a good power washing or bleaching. If updates and a deep clean were performed on this house, we wouldn't hesitate to stay again, but in its current state, we likely will look elsewhere.