Cute place. I had no idea I would have to climb up so many stairs to get there. I probably would have kept looking for a ground floor place to rent. But I managed one step at a time. The kitchen faucet is not attached so water sprays and the faucet pops off when you turn the water on! Lamp by the couch is very hard to plug in so I didnât. Other than that I enjoyed my stay very much
We booked through Expedia the room was booked through Expediaâs partner Vrbo. Expedia was the initial company, there is no reason to change who the end user is corresponding with. Not only was Vrbo involved so was Vasaco, a company I had no pervious knowledge was involved. I was receiving email after email, way too many, The name of the booked room had two different names: Expedia; Ideal getaway on the water with private balcony, cozy layout, and free WiFi. Vasaca;Harbor Hideaway. I received more requests for reviews than necessary information.
The room: no light in the entire, which was a staircase to the third floor room. Kitchen nook was dysfunctional, no shelves, stacked dishes on microwave is awkward & ugly, oversized cheep coffee maker didnât fit get a good small one (French press). The bed had a thick noise plastics cover (bag) which made a good bed very hot & uncomfortable. The TV was easy to use but very very small. Couldnât be used (seen) from the bed.
We found this place to be adequate with a lovely view of the Marina and beyond . It was clean; the bed comfortable but the plastic mattress protector was annoying. Tiny kitchen ok for light feedings. Bathroom in good repair . The steep 3 flights of stairs might be an issue for older folks. The place served it's purpose for us for this trip.
This property for what we paid is very disapointing, essentially a really bad bed with a view. The room didnt feel very clean, the main bed is very hard and worn out, the sheets on tbe bed are paper thin, 36 grit sand paper would have been better. When we entered the room it was sweltering hot, the basboard heating with one of the only operational plugs in the room seemed sketchy to us causing our chargers to get very hot in the process. Half the electrical out lets did not work in the room, the kitchenet is a very deciving part of the listing. You will get the same amenities as a hotel. The walls are paper thin and you can hear the neighbors toilet flush and the shower start with very loud pipes. The water never gets very hot in the shower.
The check in process is very easy, and the view of the bay is amazing thats about the only positive we have about the room.
Broken heater made very loud noises, half the light bulbs burned out, little decoration, cheap ugly
Broken heater made very loud noises, half the light bulbs are burned out, little in the way of decoration, cheap ugly furniture and bedding. Broken blinds impeded the bay view that was so expensive. Not worth the exorbitant add on fees like "cleaning" - just go through the main office for a resort owned room...
Me and my husband stayed here for two nights, and while the location and view were great, the next door neighbor was blaring their music all night and it sounded like it was in our room, the walls are very thin. Also, the light at the bottom of the stairs did not work, so you had to pray you wouldnât fall going up the stairs in the dark.
The room was clean and had everything we needed. However, the soda machines and ice machines are very scarce, the map says that there are two right by our room, but we couldnât find any, so we had to drive all the way to town to get water/drinks which was kind of a bummer.
Adequate. The water noise-toilet and shower from the condo next door-was so loud we couldn't hear the TV. It woke my wife up in the morning, too. There was a coffeepot but no coffee or even coffee mugs. The freezer was full of frost so our ice cream barely fit and it was soft the next day. The unit needs to be given some TLC and updating-blinds were broken.
The room is basic, bed very firm. No coffee in the room is a downer, a .8 mile walk for food and fun is not too bad.
The place is decent, but not fancy or high end by any means. A furniture upgrade, coffee in the room, carpet clean or plank flooring and working light bulbs would make this place perfect.
No cover for the duvet or pillows provided for the pull-out couch. Duvet had wine and other stains. Needs some inexpensive updates and repairs (shower door, needs new dish/drinkware, three way light switch that doesn't work right, etc). Even though we indicated number of people and days, not enough towels were provided. The "loud toilet" mentioned in other reviews wasn't what I expected of just when water is filling the tank after a flush... It happens when neighbors flush or shower, and it is enough to keep you awake, but probably not quite bad enough to wake you unless you're a light sleeper. Overall, you'll probably find this place acceptable if you're not too picky, but it has the potential to be great with some minor investments. Location, view, and Embarcadaro facilities that you get access to are all great.
Easy access to beaches and town. Our unit had a great view and we enjoyed great weather. The only criticism is that the three way light in the inside stairwell and the hallway did not work, also the reading light above the bed was non functional, this made for very dark evenings. Not sure if just new light bulbs would fix this issue. Also there were no cups at all either in the bathroom or for coffee.
Tell your renters about everything that does/ doesn't work.
My husband and I checked into this property on Sunday night ~ 7:30pm. Instantly after a long trip, the first thing anyone wants to do is get their stuff in the room and go use the facilities. I instantly had to pee (#1) and the toilet would not go down at all. I call Vacasa and the redirect me to the local Vacasa maintenance person. The woman tells me she's having her tools and healing over. She gets there, "unclogged" it, and tells me she already knew it wouldn't work the right way (the was a trick to it = holding down the handle for at least a minute). She knew it wouldn't work and there wasn't any sign up. She left after having "fixed" it. These next morning... same thing; I went to the restroom and I did her little trick to flush the toilet.... it instantly overflowed. Called vacasa back again, sent the same woman out again. She re-plunged the toilet and said she'd TRY and get a plumber out. Never heard back for a day.
The next day, same thing.... toilet overflowed again, called Vacasa again and said I no longer wanted to deal with this "local handy-woman" anymore. I said either fix this toilet or please move us to a place with a working toilet. I finally got a response Tuesday (within 24 hours we're supposed to leave) saying the new spot would be right above the sea-lions that "bark" all night long. I declined and asked if there were any other locations available. By the time my husband and I finally heard back about other locations, I just said screw it and we stayed at the original location.
Long story short.... I wish we were either told about this toilet/ plumbing issue when we reserved the location.... or were moved to a new location the first night when we were told they knew there was a problem already.