8/10 Good
Ashley T.
14 May 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Great location
The location of this property was perfect - you have a great view of the ocean from the balcony and the main bedroom. It's an easy walk to Bethany "downtown" either along the beach or through the neighborhood next door - about a mile. The space is set up well with plenty of bedrooms and 2 bathrooms allowing for a large family to stay. The common area is well designed too.
My struggles with this stay were mostly around clarity within the listing and provided for our check-in/out:
- No sheets/towels are provided, and that is written in fine print in the listing. That adds up to a lot of extra things to bring, and I have stayed in countless rentals throughout the world, and this was a first.
- They charge a "cleaning fee" which is fine, but then your check out directions advise that the cleaners only "disinfect/check for damage." That's not the same thing and I always leave places neat but I shouldn't be expected to vacuum prior to departure. That's what a cleaning fee is for.
- The listing shows a checkout time of 10 am, but upon receiving our access instructions it says check out is 9:30! That's early, *especially* if you expect people to clean.
- Check in instructions were two full pages printed of ALL CAPS TEXT making it incredibly difficult to read and parse out what you needed to know. We were also there in the "off-season", which had different rules. The host would be well served to use different instructions based on season, a bulleted list, and limit to essentials.
Ashley T.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024