Rating Details:
The property manager was more than helpful.
The vacation rental was very clean.
I was more than happy with the location.
I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.
Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental.
Reviewer Comments:
The view out the back of the house onto the water is the show stopper and main draw. Truly breathtaking. The house is old but nicely decorated and appointed. It's definitely quintessential Cape Cod. There were some quirks like the screens not being in the windows and therefore not being able to truly enjoy the sea breezes. Also, the age of the house is on full display when things like doorknobs come off. Just be careful to apply a ton of bug spray when walking down the dune pathway to the beach or you stand the chance of getting bitten by a tick. Everyone in my family found at least one tick on them, hopefully before any damage was done. As far as the town, Hyannis was not what we expected. It's got a lot of rundown looking areas and there are some very sketchy pockets, although the house itself is in a secluded enclave right on the beach. So we were never concerned with safety. But it was just a shock to see that in Cape Cod for people who've never vacationed there before and always heard how it's portrayed in the media, by the Kennedys, etc.. as this idyllic place. There are sections of Hyannis that are flat-out ghetto looking. We'd possibly come back for the view and the fact that the house was right on the beach, largely away from all that. But we were definitely turned off by parts of the town.