Gulf Front w/ Pool, Amazing Decks, Sleeps 21, Beach Setup + Free Tickets!

Great views of the beach and oceanThe dishwasher does not work and doors are hard to open and close

Deceiving listing photos.This house COULD BE absolutely amazing, if care was put into. Half painted walls. Back door (from living room to upstairs porch where picnic tables are) is ROTTED OUT, one hard push even when locked and it will push right open due to rotted frame. Water stain and damaged windows. Pool fence coming unsecured from trim that it was attached to and unsturdy. Outdoor shower was an embarrassment with all exposed and rotting wood. Uneven and trip hazard of a walkway/landing from stairs to pool to beach walk out. We requested to see an inspection. Sent photos, was told someone would be out to see, no one ever came. All they could tell us is we hear your complaints and apologize for the inconvenience. I am also posting pictures of the other two bathrooms as they are not comparable to the bathroom highlighted in the listing.I am purely giving two stars based on the great location and good bones to the house. Great water pressure, hot water, and the kitchen was average and well stocked. If the house issues could be corrected this would be a great place for families. These are mostly safety/health issues and I will be looking into reporting to the county/state regulatory agencies. This house was very alarming with 3 toddlers in our group.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I knew this house was a little dated via the listing photos but it was a last second trip planned to the beach and we wanted something right on the water. This house was horrible. Rotting wood everywhere inside and out, black mold on the walls they tried to paint over, chipping paint everywhere, couches are stained brown, roach poop in the cupboards, hardest beds in 30A, so much rotten junk laying around the property. If I had to guess this house was hurricane damaged and never fixed. It’s not healthy to stay in at all. It’s a total hazard. Thankfully the booking company found us a replacement immediately, that was a huge upgrade. Do not rent this. It needs condemned or renovated. Health department needs to intervene immediately. Dr. Aaron Carmean.

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Hello. Great location and weather was perfect. Just a few things about the property to help make it more enjoyable for fellow visitors.1. We had to buy extra trash bags because there were not enough provided.2. The hot water handle in the master bedroom was loose and came off. Had to use the downstairs shower entire trip.3. The chains on the bikes were so rusty, they were extremely hard to ride and the tires had low air pressure with no way to fill them up.4. Hot tub never got hot.5. Kitchen lights would sometimes work. Had to get a chair to reach the bulbs to twist them to get them to come on.6. Could not get internet to work on any of the TV's even after calling customer service. We could connect our phones but the TV's would not connect. Could not watch TV the entire trip.7. Pictures displayed on your site make the place seem twice as big as it really is.

The house was in a perfect location, just steps from beach. I had no problem entertaining my teenagers because there was plenty to do. The bunk beds were perfect for them to be out of the way. The kitchen was a tad smaller than I’m used to, but it had plenty of what I needed to cook everyday. I loved the tankless hot water heater. I was confused when the hot tub didn’t work and the property owner told me that it was not heated, but the kids enjoyed the pool anyways. Thanks for hosting us.

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was clean. I was very happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This property was clean for the most part. The location and views cannot be beat, but it seems the previous tenants had partied pretty hard there. Our family of 6 arrived at our 4pm checkin time only to find 2 maintenance people inside trying to repair some tvs. This was pretty awkward and unsettling to be honest. They were kind and left after about 45 min. So we couldnt unpack and head to the beach until then. There were quote a few things broken that they came and fixed by the end of the next day: shattered coffee pot, exposed live wires from a previously removed wall fire alarm (scary), nails sticking up out of the wood walkway to beach (several kids got hefty splinters),. Other things they did not fix... broken window shad that was hanging down when we arrived— couldnt raise blocking view of ocean, hole in door ina bedroom, shower handles dangling and large gap front door allowing insect pests inside. When we went to make breakfast for the family the first morning, turned on the oven and smelled something weird. We found an entire dish of old macaroni and cheese in the oven, the coffee pot had been shattered and left, and mustache stickers on the walls?? On the positive side, beds are pretty comfortable but definitely not luxurious, the convenience to the beach is amazing. It comes with one beach set up every day (2 chairs and 1 umbrella that Vaucazen comes to set up before 9am right in front of the ocean). There a sand wash off shower in the back. The place is very large with many beds and bathrooms. You are an 8 min drive to Publix. They over 2 old rusty bikes to ride one with flat tire). The poolWas clean but very small. Hot tub. There is a large storage container (outside in back) of sand toys, some beach chairs (some broken, some not), pool noodles, flippers, balls, etc. you can use. So don’t buy any before you get there and see what they have to use! All in all it was a good stay but I think we all expected a nicer place

dirty. no pool heater. shower broke. TV didn't work. cockroaches. Ridiculous. I've rented many place around PCB. by far the worst experience ever

My group of 17 ladies loved this place. The beach view is spectacular. Even though the neighbors are very close, its very private. The palm trees and landscaping around the pool keep you from seeing any neighbors. The back porch is big and nice. We plan to rent again. The outdoor private shower is not useable, but the other rinse off stations are. The pool is very nice. We had no issues with pests as was mentioned in earlier reviews.

Lines of communication were horrific. Benchmark was going to send an inspector first thing Monday morning. After waiting 2+ hours with no inspector, we found another place to rent and told Tiffany that we were vacating this property for health hazards and filthiness, and that we were going to dispute all charges. We got a text message from Benchmark on Monday afternoon that they were going to send Florida Pest control over and Benchmark would come over after the house was treated by pest control....and they would change the sheets for us. We got another text message that Florida Pest control came over to the cottage THURSDAY and set some traps, and if any of the traps went off, FL Pest would come and remove them....3 days after we vacated the cottage. Thursday afternoon, Benchmark texted us and said finding alternate accomodations was a reasonable decision. Until major upgrades and rat problems are addressed, this rental should be shut down. Location was terrific, but the house is in extreme disrepair. Also, this house was definitely not cleaned before we arrived. I only got text messages from Benchmark, no verbal communication at all. If I had been in there position, I would've shown my face and apologized for the extreme trauma caused to my family. If I could give Benchmark a rating of negative stars, they deserve it.

Our family had a blast at this place. It’s our third trip down to the general area and this house was by far the best! The kids ran down to play on the beach while I drank coffee on the porch and watched them. Crab hunting, lunch, mid-afternoon nap, everything was easy because of the location of this house-plus it had everything we needed and wasn’t so fancy I was afraid our kids would break something before we could leave. It checked all our boxes. Thanks!