I will give an honest and objective review of this property to help others make an informed decision about this property.
PROS:.
• The neighborhood that the property is located within is absolutely stunning.
• The owner of the property was very responsive and immediately corrected the issues when we contacted him
• The view from the back terrace was beautiful overlooking the canal and the back of beautiful homes.
CONS:
• The back sliding gas door did not lock and we were not able to secure it, making us feel a bit unsafe when we were not home and especially at night while we were sleeping.
• There were sugar ants all over the kitchen which prevented us from preparing meals in the kitchen or leaving food out on the counters even if we wrapped them like our chocolate chip cookies. We ended up having to prepare our meals on the bar counter so that the ants would not crawl in our food.
• The pool was very cloudy when we arrived making the water appear dirty and unusable. The next day, the pool guy came over to clean the pool. Because of all of the chemicals that he had to put in the pool, we weren't able to use it until later that evening which meant we only got 1 1/2 days of using the pool during our stay.
• All of the furniture in the house seems like a collection of furniture that the owner has gathered throughout the years and dropped in the house. Nothing wrong with that really ,but it's just not aesthetically pleasing and it doesn't feel like an organized home. One of the chairs in the family room was ripped in many places with large horizontal rips.
• All of the doors in the house are painted black, but unfortunately the paint is peeling off of many of the doors and the white is showing through. That makes the doors look very old, ragged and worn down which again is not aesthetically pleasing
• The amenities in the house were lacking. The coffee maker was broken so we couldn't have coffee. The bottom dishwasher rack was completely off the track so it was hard to get dishes in and out. We were only left with two garbage bags, there was no shampoo or conditioner, there were no beach towels, and the pool float was ripped to shreds.
• The lift on the dock is completely unusable, the garage was filled with personal items and about 14 very old, rundown bikes.
All in all , the house has the potential of being a beautiful home, but I think it would be nice if the owner would update the house, exterminate, &make the necessary repairs to it