4/10 Poor
Mary S., Farmington, Mi
Jan 8, 2024
Disliked: Cleanliness
Englewood, ocean front aged and needs improvement
The house back when it was built must have been fabulous in the 90's for it needs a gob of tlc for what it commands in an evening rental, especially when you can only heat the "heated pool, by using hot tub", by the second to the last day pool was "tolerable to get into" without doing a "polar plunge".
Stayed in the rental Dec 21-29. and needed the full stay to warm the pool by using hot tub for the heater, as directed by the property manager.
Carpeting: disgusting dirty, was told its cleaned 2x a year but at the level of dirt and puke staining in bedroom/family room areas made me question. Chipped, peeling paint in many rooms. The house def needs a freshening. This isn't "my first big house w pool rental" and was "one of the worst" for the buck.
Now the house's location on the beach, beautiful.
How the house was seated on its' lot, that was beautiful too.
Restaurants in the local area were "good food" did some breakfast and dinner places. Not too far from stores, parks and the like. Uber allowed some to get to and from airport.
This would be a fantastic piece of property of rental if it was refreshed, bug control used and a bit more or the "rug cleaning"...my socks were black within minutes each day, so it's either the tile floors or the carpeting. When we arrived "old guests" stockpiles of shells and what not were left by the pool area and then on the deck by the Gulf of Mexico.
Bring EVERYTHING for this is a "minimalist place", make sure to bring everything.
Mary S.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023