Beautiful South Tampa Retreat!

Booking online with VBRO was easy. Zack responded promptly, confirming our reservation. So you'll know, Zack will not provide access instructions until about an hour before your booked time. This caused some initial confusion for us since VRBO instructs us to follow up with the own directly if we have not received instructions 3 days prior. Initial impression was poor: exposed weather stripping hanging on the front door, over-flowing trash and recycling in the back patio with the smell making the patio unusable (this was never removed during my stay), and broken/dangling kitchen window covering. The bath tub is puttied with caulk and the sink has rust stains (at least I hope it's rust stains). Bring your own hair dryer, I had to run out to get one. The kitchen is bare bones. Bring what you need. There were gnats - probable from the trash. The grounds were nice. Not fancy, but not scary. The pool is fine. There is a small kiddie pool but no hot tub. I tried using the washer/dryer unit once so I wouldn't have to pack a wet towel and cover-up but the unit broke. I let Zack know via text and Zack was great with promptly responding. He had a repairman out Saturday evening to try to fix it. This is an older property in need of some TLC. There are nicer options at a better price point but this will due in a pinch.

The place was in a very convenient and quiet neighborhood. The host was quick to respond and great communication

This VRBO was not clean. As soon as I walked in, I could see fingerprints all over the refrigerator which immediately makes you look around. There is a grate in the sink that was greasy, inside the microwave was dirty with small food bits in it and the sink and stove looks dirty, but it’s just paint droplets in the sink and a worn and burnt stovetop. One of the sinks in the bathroom has an ugly stain that looks like chewing tobacco and in both bathrooms the faucets, which may have been chrome once are all water stained or calcified; the tub overflow is all rusty. When we were packing to leave my wife noticed the bottom of her slippers were black. I don’t like leaving a bad review but I owe it to others that see this VRBO.