Peaceful Oak Bluffs home

Our family rates vacation properties by the ratio of wine openers to cheese graters. Hear me out. If there are just wine openers, the place tends to be a party place. If there are no cheese graters, there tends to not be amenities to really cook there. This place had the perfect ratio of two cork screws to one cheese grater. It's a short walk to a market, short walk to downtown. It was the easiest check-in ever, and the property manager was great! There was plenty of space for us to spread out and really unwind!

No problems and no issues in a nice location.

As it says, a peaceful place just outside the hustle and bustle of Oak Bluffs, but easily walkable to town and beach. Plenty of space and parking. Just remember to bring your own sheets and towels.

Pros: is on MV and could sleep 6 comfortably. Has working NetFlix account and one puzzle to keep you busy in case it rains. The bedding is new. The property owner and property owner were nice. Cons: other than the basics about sleeping arrangements and property location the description is not accurate. This is clearly a property in transition and there were issues that never should have existed. A ‘fully equipped kitchen’ that doesn’t include a cutting board, mixing bowls, rubber spatula, scissors, etc. is not fully equipped. Also, I’ve rented enough homes to expect that trash bags, a new sponge, and wraps, foils, basic cleaning supplies, etc. should be included. Not at this house! Not to mention, the only dishwasher in this ‘fully equipped kitchen’ is you! The grill is charcoal, no mention if this, I wasn’t paying island prices for a bag of charcoal so no grilling for us. There was half of a waterlogged bag on the lawn along with an old broken patio set. There is a also new table and 4 chairs. Again, clearly a property in transition. Saying that beach chairs are included is misleading. There were 3 chaise lawn chairs which would be too heavy to lug down to the beach, and 1 child sized chair along with 2 sit in the sand style chairs. The AC is window units, not pictured in either property photo, are held in place by unpainted plywood. The property manager described the look as ‘ghetto’, I agree. Pro: they worked. The dryer is also not as advertised. I had to dry a load 4 times to get it dried. Property manager said it should not be listed since it doesn’t work properly. The spacious driveway is as spacious as advertised. Not advertised (or pictured) is the old Ford Taurus wagon parked there half under a cover. Both bathrooms were recently renovated, clearly this property is in transition. However, they cut corners. The tub in the hall bathroom has so much worn in dirt that we didn’t use it. The property manager described it as ‘gross’. The vanity lights in the master flickered all week, if they even worked. The overhead light didn’t work. Finally, and most concerning, were the stains all over both couches. The property manager brought over sheets on day 2 of my stay to cover them. 2 of the bedroom pillows were stained, one with blood, one with who knows what. This was also remedied on day 2, but left me feeling terrible about the property and throughly doubting the ‘extensive cleaning’.