My Island Pad: Beachfront Home, Fully Renovated

Direct and steps literally from beach waters and front. Nice place

A nice property. Short walk to the beach. About 30 minutes from the airport. Huge kitchen, fully stocked.

Our family had a great time! Everything was clean, beds were comfortable, and a very well stocked kitchen. My only wish was that it had a ice maker which would have eliminated several trips to the store to restock our coolers. The view and weather were fabulous!

The pictures are accurate. The house is quite nice on the inside. The views are special. The deck is relatively new and made of a composite material that will last far longer than wood. The appliances are quality. The plates, bowls, knives, & spoons are better than in most rental units. All of this I rate 5 stars. The issues I have related to safety and property management: some are minor, some are major. The biggest was a major natural gas leak. This was caused by sand in the gas meter’s regulator: sand that gets blown in during hurricane force winds. Hurricane Sally hit the area some 11 days before our arrival. It is likely natural gas was leaking for all that time. Luckily for everyone, I walked the property upon arrival. Safety inspections are pass/fail. This property failed badly. On this metric, the property gets 0 stars. The 2nd major issue was that we were told that the property had “no damage” from the storm (false) and that the TV & internet were working. When we arrived, the TV & internet cable was lying on the ground. The cable was not long enough to reach the connection on the telephone pole. The cable tech speculated that the cable was yanked out of its connection during the hurricane when the winds were causing the utility pole to sway back & forth. (The only reason the tech arrived in less than 24 hours was because I called the cable company and knew how to ‘phrase’ the issue in such a way as to bump it the priority level.) Once the gas company tech arrived, he was able to fix the leak. Once the cable guy arrived, he was able to splice in an extension and better secure the cable to the utility pole. Once the maintenance people arrived, they were able to address other issues (broken hurricane shutter, an electrical short, broken railing wires). Vinny – the maintenance guy – is extremely nice. He gets 5 stars. I did not pay a large sum of money to rent the place for me to call the cable company or sit around and wait for repair people all week. I can play general contractor at home for free. I’ll let the reader decide if, after arriving to find all of the above, to decide what type of response they expect from the property manager: apologetic or aggressive & hostile. I’m sure the reader can guess which type I received.