Great house! Sun all day and no insects. Also, our communication with Julie was excellent. Some minor notes: we couldnât find a pool net cleaner and some of the kitchen equipment (apart from the new dishwasher) could use an upgrade.Really enjoyed our stay!
This was a great place to stay! Nice neighborhood on a golf course with a lovely pool. Had everything you need with shopping and restaurants close by. Easy trip to and from the softball field. Diamond Duplex. Had great communication with the property manager and no issues during our stay! Would definitely stay here again. Thank you!!
Part of our visit was to connect with a family member who was very sick. This house was very comfortable and allowed us to relax during some trying times. A relative decided to join at the last minute and the Host was extremely communicative, which was so helpful. We are grateful for the opportunity to have stayed here. Nice and clean with all the amenities. Would definitely do a repeat stay!
We have been coming to Southern Dunes now for many years. Julie's home is awesome and I especially appreciate that she is pet friendly. The home is well equipped with everything you need. Amenities are in close proximity and the community is friendly and safe. Julie thank you once again for another enjoyable vacation.
We really enjoyed our recent stay in Haines City. The location allowed us easy access to beach/Tampa area & Disney/Orlando area. The house was very clean & well cared for with all the necessary amenities. We enjoyed the pool as well. Traveling with 5 young kids can be hard, but this property made it almost easy!
My Husband and I enjoyed our one month stay in Southern Dunes. Everything was just what we had expected. The pool is south facing for all day sun and it faces onto the second hole of the beautiful golf course. The home was totally set up with everything that we needed for our one month stay.
Julie was a pleasure to deal with and there where no issues at all. We would definitely recommend this home and Julie always answers any questions promptly.
The house is only 40min away from parks and a great location for families. Near by many stores like Walmart, supermarkets and restaurants. Julie was an amazing host who responded really fast. Note that the house is near a golf course so you will find golf balls around and see people while your in the pool but I found it entertaining. Honestly my family loved it so much they are thinking of buying a house in the community. The community is also gates so you feel safe. I am MOST DEFINITELY staying again!
Superb house in a gated community directly on a beautiful golf course. In fact, the property is located on hole # 2. We had a great time during our last vacation during which we wanted to recreate our honeymoon for our 34th wedding anniversary. This property is absolutely amazing. The support of the owner is exceptional. Great location, very clean house, supporting owner. I would definitely recommend this property to relatives... in fact I already did. In a word WOW! Thank you for!
We have stayed in Southern Dunes a few times so in our review we could compare with other stays , which were wonderful!
Pros
Stayed here for 3 weeks. House is very spacious, lots of room. Has been supplied with everything you need for your stay, even welcoming soaps,dishwasher tabs. House was tidy in appearance. Furniture(beds, sofa were comfortable).
Julie was wonderful to correspond with, which we had to do a few times during our stay.
We choose this house for a southern exposure as it was the month of Nov, didnât have too much sun but did get the rays after 2:30 pm for a few hours. Most houses got no sun at all at this time of year.
Check in was great and allowed to enter earlier according to our arrival there! Really appreciated that!
Some cons
As others have mentioned , house could do with a deep cleaning, very dirty windows ( we cleaned one pane of door and lights around alcove). Definitely needs new throw rugs, indoor and out, new pad for lounge chairs outside would be nice. Dusty place!
Lanai screen had lots of open spaces and needs to be replace in areas. One evening tons of flying bugs came in during dinner. Pool deck under eating area needs to be redone, very gritty , dirty.
Pool heater broke down, pool was kinda warm at first but by third week was cold 73.5. We didnât notice as it rained for a week and didnât mention it to Julie till last 8 days of our trip. Julie did reimbursed us 7 days of payment of heat.
Overall an ok stay.
Les points forts : Communication, emplacement, exactitude de lâannonce
Strange Times
We were assured to get our check in information 48 hours before arrival, on our day of travel we had not received anything so had to request it. We got the information quickly but this should not have been necessary. We arrived at the property the weekend before Hurricane Ian and stayed through it. The villa upon arrival was not as spotlessly clean as my expectation and there was a slightly odd smell. The pool was also unusable and opaque in colour. Turns out the previous renters had Great Danes so would have expected a full deep clean of house and pool after that. After the hurricane power was out for 3 days but this is out with the owners control - however there was no emergency kit with torches, candles and batteries which is something we have had on other rental properties. Once things were back to normal we contacted the management team to advise of leakages and they were quick to attend, as was the pool maintenance person who did everything within his power before the arrival of my grandchildren. The vacuum cleaner did not work which made cleaning up carpeted areas difficult especially as we had children staying. Three days before leaving the tumble dryer stopped working, again this was reported to the management company but it was not replaced until after we left. The location of the estate is fabulous however the location of the property was on a very busy compact residential area and having two large SUVâs it was sometimes very difficult to park. One of the bedrooms did not have a working television throughout and we were told to call the company to rectify ourselves rather than the management company dealing with. Overall the property needs a bit of love. Itâs unlikely we will return.
Our host was so responsive. Answered any questions so fast. The property was very clean and well stocked (many dishes, pots, pans, sheets, towels, chairs, etc). Would definitely recommend this property.
Owner has excellent communication skills. Did call the maintenance/manager and phone call never returned. Owner resolved my issue. There are no dish drops for kitchen and you will need more trash bags as they only give u 2. Gas grill tanks were both empty. I filled one like they say to do!! Nice pool and on golf course. Would rent again!! Owner is great!!!
The property was in good condition, good location, and had plenty of space. Pool was great. For everything we planned on doing, it was very centrally located. Property owner was great and quick to respond when we woke up the first morning and found out the coffee maker was not working! She was so quick, there was a new coffee maker just inside the door when we got back to the house that evening! We would look to stay again whenever we are in the area again!
My family will most definitely stay here again!! The house and pool area is exactly as described. The house was very clean and smelled good. The beds were all very comfortable!! The kitchen had plenty of pots and pans etc. The neighborhood was very quiet. My husband and I enjoyed waking up early every morning and sitting out on the Lani drinking our cup of coffee and watching the golfers. Ms. Julie is an amazing host!! Anytime I had a question she was very quick at responding. I have no complaints at all. ~Heather
The property and location of it was nice. We couldnât mop the floors as the mop that was there had an awful smell to it. You have to buy/bring your own toilet paper, napkins and trash bags. Overall it was ok but next time we go to visit family we will be staying closer to Tamp.
Overall good stay. I guess due to COVID-19 there was nothing by way of things like salt, coffee filters and such so bring some. This was no big deal, but the mattress in the master bedroom was horrible woke up everyday with a back ache.
This is my 3rd visit to Southern Dunes and I like the properties and the area. Will rent in this property again when I visit. This house is nice and clean. There are no games (ex. pool table, ping pong) in this house, but that does not take away from the comfort.