This is a five star home with 5 star views and amenities. We were blown away with the beauty surrounding us . Then the jets started practicing their touch and go training at nearby OLF. Starting at 7pm the first night Navy “Growlers” flew directly over the property hundreds of times about 300 feet above us. You could almost see the pilots in the cockpits-they were that low. The noise was deafening. We spent 3 hours covering our ears and cowering with each fly by. My dogs were going crazy, my children were crying and unable to sleep. The training lasted until just past 10pm that night. My husband and I thought surely they wouldn’t practice 2 nights in a row, but we were wrong. The second night, training went from 7-11pm. By 9pm that night we decided we had to leave. We packed up the next morning and abandoned our last three nights of our one and only vacation.
Nowhere in the VRBO description of this property does it mention the severity of jet noise. This is unacceptable. We are no strangers to Whidbey, and the Naval presence there, but have never been directly in a jet flight path like we were at this property.
The description of this property needs a huge disclaimer about the noise. If you’re lucky enough to book on a non training week, this house would be heavenly. Unfortunately, the Navy doesn’t post its schedules far enough in advance. We were robbed of our vacation. Thankfully we we’re reimbursed for a small amount of our payment, but our disappointment remains.