Farol, by Vinifera Homes

We are a family of mostly older adults who stayed over Christmas. We enjoyed the ocean views from 49 Kona Lane and the local walks at Dillon Beach. The high-ceilinged main room is lovely, the beds are comfortable, and the kitchen is well-stocked. Harman was also an empathetic and responsive host.However, the house has operational shortcomings that future guests should know:Furniture: The layout is poor for socializing. The dining table only has benches (no backs), which was difficult for the older members of our group. The living room has just one linear couch bolted to the floor and zero armchairs. You cannot face each other to talk, and the TV is at an awkward angle.No Manual: The house lacks a user guide. We were left guessing how to control the heat, where to put trash/recycling, and how to use the stove.Maintenance: Our main issue was a strong smell in the master bedroom that worsened with the heavy rain. Harman sent help immediately to check for gas or mold, but the source wasn't found, and the strong smell made the room unusable.Location: Dillon Beach and the surrounding environment is beautiful but isolated. It is a 30 minute drive to groceries on narrow, unlit roads.Summary: A scenic location with a helpful host, but the house requires better seating, a manual, and maintenance to be truly comfortable.

Amazing views and well organized house for 10 adults. In general, it is an amazing set up for a big family gathering!We used all six bedrooms and would have used all 5 bathrooms if the one shared bath/shower had been functional (no water). Someone did come out and let us know it could not be fixed and and said there are other showers in the house.This house has the potential to be truly outstanding with a little more attention to detail. We pointed out a few things that were malfunctioning or broken and were assured they'd be fixed after our stay. We suspect the house is not always used to capacity. Thanks for sharing your beautiful home - we had a great time.

Property was really great with beautiful views of the coast.

The house had amazing views and was perfect for my mom’s surprise birthday getaway!

This was our second stay at the Farol House with our extended family, our first stay being 2 years ago. The views are spectacular and the pictures do the house justice quite well - it is a beautiful home but lacks some general functionality for us. During our first stay, we passed off the small things but on the second stay, there were several of the same issues present. In general, when we asked about anything during both of our stays, we were mostly met with excuses, apathy, or an “I’ll get back to you” but no follow up. The main issue for us were the beds - they are absolutely beautiful but several of the mattresses are terrible. One bed slumped so much to the side that our family members had to stack towels under it to avoid feeling like they were going to roll out. Screens on the windows/doors would make the stay so much more comfortable, especially when it’s warm in the house with no AC or fans - tons of moths and bees get in and the raccoons get too curious and close at night. Overall, we enjoyed our stay but we likely will not return to this beautiful home due to high price tag and somewhat small, but impactful issues.

10 wonderful friends in education (and retired) had a fantastic weekend despite crazy weather..we were caught in more than one rainstorm! The house was fabulous..bedrooms and bathrooms aplenty. We spent a lot of time at the table playing cards and games. Walking to the beach and back was certainly a great workout, as the house is almost to the top of the hill. Great workout AND fantastic views. We’ve stayed at several different Dillon Beach homes, and I don’t remember any home with such a vast view. The deer were adorable..many came into our yard and stayed too. We all absolutely loved our weekend.

The house is beautiful, with a stocked kitchen and a huge dining table for group dinners. We enjoyed the view while cooking and enjoyed walks down to the beach. The property manager was VERY unfriendly in her communications even before we checked in. We were a group of 12 with 6 cars, I asked her where we could park an additional car (the maximum number of cars allowed is 5), and she replied after 2 days with a very unfriendly and unhelpful tone. When we arrived the house was so hot and the only window we could open was the door to the deck. All the other windows upstairs the cranks have been removed so you can't open them. Also, we picked this house because of the no-pet policy, we had a few people who were allergic to pets, and we found pet hair in one of the bedrooms. I was not inclined to contact the unfriendly property manager for any of these issues. If the issues above are improved, I would recommend the house and would stay here again.

The house has superb views and comfortable beds but not much else to recommend it The house has generally dark interiors partly offset by great views from some rooms. Particularly annoying was the absence of drawers or closets. There were no usable hall closets and the two bedrooms that had closets were already full of the owner’s household stuff. As to drawers or cabinets we found them either absent or already full. The living room was small and dark adjoining a dining area with a large window with a magnificent view but only long benches for seating. One result was that our eight person group could not dine that comfortably because of the long benches with limited clearance on either side to step over the bench The other and worse effect is that the only seating in the living room was a long linear couch sectional which barely held our group and much discouraged good conversation. Finally the host book was unfriendly and misleading It was full of don'ts with threats to withhold deposit. It specifically referenced beach access within the community only to have us learn that renters could not get passes to the private beach which was really at odds with the numerous references to the beach. All in all,it was quite disappointing and not at all like our first VRBO experience in Mammoth in 2021. This is not up to the standard I would hope to find at this price level from VRBO. I do hope you share this with the host.

We loved the house. The rooms were great and the view phenomenal!! However, a couple doors were sticky and hard to close. Upstairs shower faucet dripped. We did have a problem with the refrigerator freezing our produce. It was on 32 and we changed it back to 37. Also-the first room downstairs on the left the lock was not working… Would love to come again.

We were a tour group with 10 people and the house was perfect. It's hard to find 6 bedroom / 5 bath properties, so this was great. The kitchen had all the tools and equipment needed for our chef to prepare meals. The large grill was nice, as was the fireplace. We saw lots of deer, raccoons and rabbits in the ravine.