***READ ALL RULES & FEES CAREFULLY!***
Extra fees like linen & pet fee & others
NO SMOKING ANYWHERE ON PROPERTY!
(when I asked host if I could conscientiously smoke on porch, she was unwilling to budge & told me to "stand out by the road"!! sorry, I paid thousands of dollars to stand on the road?! ridiculous)
NO VISITORS w/o prior host approval
THE HOST HAS A LOT of rules, and I mean a lot, like nine pages of rules by which renters must abide. Since the host lives on the first floor, she will not hesitate to come out & remind you if you violate any of her "house rules". She sits on the front porch painting rocks all day, so you'll be reminded of her presence each time you come and go or just step out onto the front porch to enjoy the view, or lack thereof really as ratty hotels eclipse any whisper of an ocean view.
When we arrived for our vacation, my aunt & I were greeted by the host, which seems nice, doesn't it. Wrong! The warm welcome was a veiled maneuver by the host to personally communicate "house rules". We were ready to get in & settled, so the host was kind enough to end this initial warning, sorry I mean welcoming 🙄, with instructions to come see her once settled so that she could go over additional rules & requirements, amongst which include:
- QUIET HOURS of 11p-7a
- Unnecessarily specific instructions for how to use and where to use and where to place linens once used
- "do not sleep directly on bedspreads" (she wanted us to cover them with waterproof blankets when on beds
- Warning that late checkout results in $100/half-hour after 10am
- You must place key back in lockbox outside when not actively locking/unlocking front door
- On other rental sites it says pets must be crated when you're not there, & they are not allowed in pool or on pool deck, but since we rented through Vrbo, however, she couldn't enforce this one
- Parking says for three, but you'd have to be Houdini or a sorceress to get three vehicles in the parking.
- White bedsheets are placed over the sofa because, god forbid, guests touch any of her things. Also, blankets were to be placed on chairs & furniture so pets didn't touch them
& more
Ridiculous fees (like linen & pet fee) & overpriced nightly rates & makes you feel like you're unwelcome and encroaching on her space.
ROACHES in bathroom when showering, and the hot water starts to run out after two showers.
LOUD construction and demolition of adjacent hotel started @ 8a