I booked this property for my daughter’s dream beachside wedding. The wedding itself was amazing and the location could not have been more perfect. Regrettably, the same cannot be said for the house itself. I wish I had seen the more recent reviews before I paid in full at the time of booking, but I had booked in October before those reviews were written. I was embarrassed and very upset that I had invited guests to this place.
First and most importantly, this house has safety issues that need to be addressed. There are electrical outlets that have no covers. In the family room area where the “fireplace” is located (which is actually the nicest feature in the house), there are two live outlets in the floor intended for theater-style seating to be plugged into that are covered by an area rug. These live outlets are hazardous for children to be near. As mentioned by a previous guest, the back deck doors are very difficult to lock if you are not familiar with how to do it. Every one of these safety issues must be remedied.
The “renovations” in this house were done poorly. New flooring was laid over old and new thresholds installed over existing to cover the seams. The problem is, one of the pocket doors in the kitchen can no longer be closed because the new threshold is in the way. The doubled-up thresholds are also a trip hazard. Someone recently painted literally everything - walls, cabinets, tubs, bathroom tile - and the paint is now peeling off. Nothing was taped off, and there is overspray and paint on fixtures and appliances everywhere. The decking was laid over rotten wood and is now sagging. Rather than remove the kitchen cabinet doors and repaint everything correctly, someone has slapped paint on the doors and painted around the hardware and it looks terrible.
There are so many other issues, but these are the top ones:
* No blankets on any of the beds, just thin duvet covers, some of which are stained. We had to bring additional bedding from my daughter’s house.
* The kitchen is quite literally falling apart. One cabinet door came right off when I opened it and another is hanging down.
* There is insufficient seating for guests. A few chairs around one table, a few plastic chairs, and two futons are all that exist.
* Insufficient lighting and one ceiling light that had no bulb.
* None of the previous complaints have been addressed.
It’s a shame. This place could be a show-stopper.
