Hakuna Matata: 6 BR, 4 BA House in Crystal Beach, Sleeps 30

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. 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: We have never been disappointed with Swede’s. Always on point.

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Large comfortable home. Second refrigerator did not work for the week we were there. Swedes did not send someone to repair it.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was happy with the location. I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our stay at Hakuna Matata was overall a good experience, though it came with some challenges. We had originally planned to stay in two neighboring homes—Pirates Beach and Pirates Cove—but Pirates Cove was canceled on us at the last minute. Hakuna Matata was provided as a replacement, and while we appreciated having another house, it was located farther away from the rest of our group, which made things less convenient and disrupted some of our plans.That said, the house itself was pretty clean and comfortable. Upon arrival one of the bedroom doors was left open to the outside deck so it was a bit warm and the house had a stale smell. Several guests mentioned that the toilets did not flush well. Overall the house was a bit dated it run down just. It just needs some TLC. We liked the shrink-wrapped towels and sheets—having a fresh, sealed set for each room was a great touch. The beds were pretty comfortable, and the home met our basic needs.There were a few minor issues worth noting. One of the rooms cooling unit went out mid stay and late at night but was easily fixed by replacing the batteries in the remote. This house also felt a bit understocked in terms of essentials like paper towels, toilet paper, and hand soap, so future guests may want to bring extra supplies.All in all, we made the best of it and appreciated having a place to stay, but the unexpected change in location and the distance from the rest of our party did take away from the overall experience.

Rating Details: The property manager was more than 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: Location of the house is perfect with great views. Large house with plenty of space. There are a few things in the description of this property that I feel are misleading and dishonest. Firstly, it is not a true six bedroom. It’s five bedrooms with the 6th open bedroom space.. Sixth area with bunkbeds does not have a door, closet or a dresser. So for someone having a family expecting to stay in that room, they have no privacy to even change their clothes or sleep at night. Listing states two refrigerators as the house sleeps 30. We got there and one refrigerator was not in operation. Maintenance told me it had been that way for months and I was not notified due to my trip. Therefore, we had lots of things we could not fit in the one refrigerator that didn’t even have an icemaker. One of the bunk rooms they forgot to mention actually has the washer and dryer in the room with it. The room sleeps eight people, but if you need to do laundry, you would have to walk all the way through the room to the back closet to wash any laundry. Some little things that bothered me were the fact that a couple of the rooms didn’t even have a closet. Some of the rooms that had a closet didn’t even have a rod to hang your clothes. One bathroom didn’t have a counter so we had to keep our personal items on the commode. There was nowhere in the room to even store your clean towels or dirty towels as there were no hooks on walls or doors.. The outside shower was also not working. I requested maintenance to come and fix that on our first morning. To my knowledge they never showed. So at the end of the evening when we came in to shower and rinse off before taking all the sand upstairs, my father had to fix the shower himself. Other small things like furniture that could’ve been cleaned better,one of the chairs in the dining room was broken stuff that I could’ve overlooked, but there was just too many things that added up. If these things we

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Overall beautiful. The house has not been cleaned prior to our arrival however when I called Swede’s they promptly sent a cleaning crew.

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Rating Details: The property manager was very 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: We had a great time, other than the heat. The house was nice and roomy. The ONLY complaints was the horrible animal pee smell in the stairway and the dated and stained upstairs furniture. I understand this is pet friendly, but for those of us whose pet is TRULY trained, it was pretty rough having to smell that. I did call Swedes and they came almost immediately to spray the carpet down with febreeze, left 3 full bottles, and returned with refills for the plug-ins. My biggest issue with this is that we paid a 125 pet why doesn't the owner use that money to clean the carpet? I feel like that was a rip off, as we made sure our pet was clean and potty trained. oh, and the pool table could REALLY use some new sticks, as only 2 are not broken, and one of those basically doesn't have a tip on it. Did see about 4-5 more sticks that were all broken. The lot out front was nice for the kids to play in. Overall, we enjoyed our visit. Probably wouldn't stay here again, unless updated and cleaned, but will definitely rent from Swedes again!! PS...also could use a pet gate for the stairs, especially since the live in, very close neighbors have 7 boxers that don't like other animals.

Our group had 4 families total, 8 adults and 17 kids. We had more than enough room in this spacious home. Our beach view and access were wonderful. Our only recommendation would be cooking utensils, pots/pans, bowls large enough to accommodate 30 people (total house capacity). It would have made it much easier on guests preparing meals in the home. Also, the house has a million dollar view of the ocean, the windows facing the beach could use a good cleaning for that first view wow factor. Overall we were very satisfied.

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was more than happy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our 6 months of planning for a vacation including 5 branches of the family resulted in unnecessary stress and disappointment rather than all fun and relaxation as advertised for a property set to accommodate 30 people for a significant cost. Unfortunately the house is in need of extermination, deep cleaning, repairs, and furniture/appliance replacement. Even after walking the property 2 weeks in advance and providing several inputs, we still had issues - rotten/standing water in dishwasher, dirty cabinets, countertops, and refrigerator, molded coffee grounds left in coffee pot, 10+ burned out light bulbs, outdoor grill does not heat up enough to cook on, and bed bugs found in back bedroom. Also during the rain on Saturday, water came in all main floor windows, resulting us placing containers to catch it and then cleaning up the mess to prevent more damage. We were offered the option to leave, not relocate, after our first night for a full refund, but after the money spent on food and necessities for the trip, and the gathering of 25+ family members, we didn't see this as an acceptable option. Once the trip was over, the owner simply provided a refund for 1 day. We've rented from Swede's before, dating back to the 80's and this is the first time we have had this type of experience.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was somewhat dirty. 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: Perfect home to celebrate our 50th anniversary with family and friends. Beds were comfy and we were able to sleep many. House was perfect for a catered dinner. The view was amazing.