10/10 Excellent
JoAnn W.
19 Apr 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Ocean city condo
Spring break for the grandkids and needed to see sand and ocean but within a reasonably short distance. Son lives in Maryland so found two condos in gateway grand to house families. The weather cooperated even though it was off season and cooler we had some high 70 days. The pool inside came in handy as ocean was far too cold. Enjoyed the tourist/city bus that ran up and down the coastal highway. 3$ for an all day pass kept us from bothering with the cars most of the week. Incredibly easy. Some stuff wasn’t open yet but most was. Fractured prune donuts, mini golf, touch of Italy, rosenfelds deli, secrets and so much more were all on the strip and we tried it all. The condo apartments were nice, clean and well decorated. TVs are a bit tricky but managed to watch a few shows. Ours in 602 kept jumping the volume up all on its own? We finally unplugged and reset it which seemed to work. They are not smart tvs per my son but most people arnt watching a lot of tv anyway. Thankfully there is a washer /dryer that came in handy during the weeks stay. Left a bunch of towels and sheets behind due to 5am flights and no time to sleep on them, clean and pack them. Hopefully they will help someone else as having to carry your own sheets and towels on vacation seems a bit much. I get that it’s not a hotel and you are renting an apartment but trying to bring so much is just impossible. Toilet paper, paper towels and bath soap all needed to be bought. There was some left behind ( by other tenants?) but we purchase all and left ours as well. Maybe a linen company should be used by the owner with the cost added to the rental for easier use. Thankfully a dollar tree wasn’t far and we were able to get dish towels( none there) and pot holders (1 there) to use during the week at little expense. It takes a lot to set up an apartment to live in even for a week and luckily I read the rental information and reviews and managed to bring much of what was needed or buy it there. Saw almost no staff in the building, every now and then I’d see someone at the lobby desk as we passed through but that was about it. I imagine it employs more during high season. All in all a great week there.
JoAnn W.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023