2509 Sandbar, Semi-Oceanfront/Private Pool/Hot Tub

Needs some repairs but did not present a problem

I was worried when I read some reviews that the property wasn’t clean but was happy to see it was very clean when we arrived. The hot tub and pool were both clean as well. With a little updating/TLC this property could be 5 stars. We really liked that the main bedrooms all had their own bathrooms. The mattresses were a little older but we brought our own mattress toppers so it worked out well. We had a nice time and would stay here again.

The list is quite long to describe all the things wrong with the cleanliness of this house. Bugs everywhere. Trash all over the floor and in the pool. Holes in walls in every room. Toilets not working properly. We knew going in from the reviews it was not going to be five star, but it's not even a two star. But when our entire family contracted Hot Tub Faliculitis on day four of our trip due to the filter in the hot tub having never been changed, it completely ruined our trip. Doctor's visits. Pharmacy visits. Constant Skin irritation. Crying kids. The worst vacation ever! We left early. And when we reached out to the owner, Michael, and requested a refund, he told us we were trying to EXTORT him. We replied with a breakdown of all the issues and health expenses we encountered and he never responded back. These people do NOT care for the safety of their renters. DO NOT STAY HERE!

Loose decking, especially on the 1st & 4th floors. We emailed the owner to tell him he did come and do a little work but it’s so bad it was not fixed. Some railings on the 3rd and all on 4th floor are loose. We did not let anyone go to the 4th floor due to safety concerns. We put boogie boards over the loose boards trying to keep the kids safe. The AC in one bedroom did not work. I contacted the owner and he brought a window unit. The AC in the game room did not work either, though I did not contact the owner for that one. The gamer room pool table is cobbled together with bungee cords and duct tape. The first time the family played a balled dropped through onto one of the kids toes bruising it. Which I informed the owner. I told him we put cardboard in the hole so the babies we not injured …and he thought that was a good idea. We could not use it again. There are holes everywhere in the house. Some intentional, some not but none of them fixed. The pool does not have coping. He ran decking to the edge where the kids ended up with scratches all over them. Lastly, there were newer benches near the pool. We used them however they are poorly hand made. One broke causing two members to be injured, one with a gash on her head and concussion. The owner knew we had 6 kids 1-11 in this house and rented it to us with all the dangers anyway. We were all so uneasy the entire time because of the state of the house and safety concerns.

A little TLC would do wonders for this house!

No toilet paper in one bathroom and none available. No dishwashing liquid or wash rag. Deck has loose boards & upper deck was not that safe. No information was left about check out or how to operate tv.

This place would be fine for a bachelor party maybe. There are in holes in the wall all over the place. Bilnds are ripped up. The walls and the carpet were nasty. What little kitchenware that was there were dirty and in bad shape. There was trash in the hottub. I would never rent this one again..

The stay was nice

The beds were not comfortable at all. Worn out and need to be replaced immediately. Sleeping on springs is not comfortable. They are not queen bed. More like full-size beds. Pull out beds we’re beyond filthy. Carpet in the master bedroom on the 2nd floor was disgusting and stained. Garbage, wrappers, and even doll clothes under beds. Bathroom had tiles falling off. Half-bath upstairs handle is stripped, had to leave the tank lid off so we could flush. Hot water tank is approx. a 30 gallon. Small for a house of this size with a lot of guests. Lucky to get 4 people to take a 5-minute shower. Outside deck in very poor shape. Be careful, boards pop up everywhere! Trex around pool was a joke. Coping around the pool left all the Trex ends exposed. A lot of sharp edges. Trex boards cut very narrow on pool edge and are warping. Trip hazard with sharp edges. Pool gate was hanging by 1 nail on top hinge. Bottom hinge was completely rusted out and not even attached. It fell off on 2nd day. Wasn’t happy with all the sharp edges being exposed and the gate of no use. Not safe for small children. Pool maintenance man showed up to do nothing. Tossed in a couple of chlorine tablets and put the garden hose in to fill. He asked one of us could watch it. Said he’d be right back. Never came back. Didn’t even look at the hot tub. Be careful around the hot tub. Multiple spindles missing on railing and others were duct taped to hold into place. Scary for a 3rd floor deck. Broken glass around tub as well. Kitchen. Very limited on plates & silverware. Had coffee maker, but no pot. Had to go purchase one. Wasn’t happy. Microwave handle was broken too. Patio doors & windows don’t have locks. Why provide a key? Had to use a piece of PVC to lock them. Windows sills in all the bedrooms were filthy. Haven’t been touched in years. Pool table. One of the ball pockets was missing. Didn’t realize until 1 ball went in and almost landed on someone’s foot. I would NOT recommend staying here until major updates have been completed. The house looked like it just gets a quick cleaning. Not a very good cleaning at all. We spent the first night just trying to sanitize to make it somewhat livable. Unfortunately, we were already committed and had nowhere else to go with the number of guests we had. Such a shame, the house is in a great location and has great potential to be an amazing place to stay. We rate this place as a 1/2 star at best!

We arrived to a place that was not cleaned very well. A dead roach was next to the bed, chip bags and trash everywhere, cigarette buds, sticky counters, etc. The ONLY reason we booked this place was for the hot tub and it was DISGUSTING. We messaged the owner both photos of the mess and state of the house and inquired about the hot tub. He only said that the hot tub will be looked at the next day. The guy came at 11:30 and said he would check back in an hour, he never came back. There was zero follow up from the owner and upon sending pictures he didn’t even respond. The check out instructions asked you do the dishes and load the dishwasher but there was absolutely no soap. We had to unload the dishwasher from the previous guests (who had very obviously just ran it with no soap), go buy soap, and reload and wash things. If you are going to ask your guests to do cleaning and maid services you should at least provide the materials. The trash cans were also overly full so we had to leave the trash in the kitchen. We also ended up picking up and gathering a lot of the trash from the previous guests. There were also beer bottles in the pool. The beds are very crappy and need to be replaced and the house is very run down, you can’t even lock the downstairs door. But this would have been all okay (ish) if the place was at least clean and there was good communication with the owner and the hot tub had been functional for our stay. But the combo of everything was just pretty darn poor. Positives: Awesome location! The layout of the house is cool and a good size and you can walk to many things