Covered ocean front deck to watch the sunrise with coffee in the morning. Butterfly stairs lead you to a beautiful, protected beach. There are 3 additional decks off of the bedrooms. Great kitchen with Sub Zero refrigerator. Master Bedroom has king size bed and a private bathroom with a Tub and a separate shower. Two other bedrooms has private bathrooms. The other two bedrooms share a bathroom
Location, location, location. A spacious home with plenty of room to spread out and enjoy yourselves. The view and location are spectacular. Located on the beach behind the dunes. Easy to get to the Boardwalk, shops, etc. We had a good time!
The house needs serious updating and repair, however. Some windows and blinds did not work, and several of the mattresses were in poor shape. The AC was tricky to use. It was difficult, too, to understand what amenities were offered, since many of them are not posted (such as washer and dryer). The host is nice and communication was fair.
Let me start off with the positive which is admittedly a big one. The view and location are fantastic and it's probably very difficult to find that kind of location at the price we paid.
We mostly knew what we were getting into when we rented the place because we'd read the prior reviews, but there were still some additional surprises. As previously mentioned the condition of the place is not great. The door to the deck off the master bedroom does not lock and neither does one of the doors to the deck in one of the other bedrooms. That door is warped or damaged in someway that makes it difficult to close. Numerous pieces of furniture have stains or rips in the cushions. The place appears to be cleaned between rentals but only the table/counter surfaces, floors, etc. It does not appear that things like vents, fans and blinds are ever cleaned and were caked with dust. One of the back bedrooms does not have a smoke detector. Instead there is a wire hanging from the ceiling that it would connect to. There also a lack of amenities i.e. paper towels, hand soap, cleaning products etc. that when normally expects when renting on VRBO or its competitor. There were almost no bath towels and zero hand towels but there was plenty of bedding. Homeowner is completely aware of these issues and doesn't seem to care. He initially took to long to approve the reservation and VRBO auto cancelled. Other questions took longer than expected or were ignored.
The rental is spacious and the location excellent. We had a problem with the master shower which the owner said he would address but we told him we would use another bathroom. Cleanliness throughout the rental was the biggest disappointment. Maintenance is needed. Bed matresses really need to be replaced. This is the first time we vacationed so late in the season. It must be difficult to maintain properties over the summer months between renters.