We are seasoned rental travelers and most of our rentals have not lived up to the photos or our own expectations. We were pleasently surprised that this home was truly "spectacular". It exceeded our expectations and the owners went well above and beyond to assist us with all kinds of personal requests/needs, restaurant recommendations, use of the community and local amenities.
We travel in a motorhome and it was also welcome and fit easily out of the way in the driveway.
As former restaurant owners we were very pleased by the well stocked gourmet kitchen and the deluxe outdoor grilling kitchen which we had many evenings to test out. For us it is hard to cook in someone elses kitchen as they dont have close to what is needed. This kitchen had everything (high end equipment, several settings of plateware, expansive work counters, butcher blocks, espresso and coffee makers, fabulous blender, massive sub zero, tools, bowls, everything - except boning scissors, but how many people need boning scissors (well now the house has that as we bought some good ones).
The outdoor space was so easy. The whole glass wall of the livingroom opened and stowed away inside the wall to make the outdoor living room expand. Great pool and whirl pool area with 2 outdoor fireplaces, one a large fire ring.
I could go on and on what a delight our stay was and to top it off Lulu our black standard poodle was not only welcomed in the home but had several bags/boxes of gourmet treats waiting for her. FABULOUS job, we will recommend this and other homes these owners manage. Thanks for a very memorable 50th birthday vacation