This is a nice house, but the pictures are outdated and misleading. The house did, at one point, have an ocean view from the inside of the house. However, a house has been constructed since the photos were taken, and now you only see the ocean if you walk up to the small rooftop seating area. It’s priced as a house with an ocean view and with the higher prices you expect for that premium perk.
Before booking this reservation, I reached out to Vacasa to confirm that the issue with check-in codes that many other prior renters mentioned in their reviews had been resolved. I was informed that the issue was resolved. However when we arrived, the door codes that we were sent were inaccurate, and after spending a fair bit of time and then finally reaching out to Vacasa, we were given a code that worked. After driving for hours with two young kids in tow, it was disappointing that it took so long to get into the property.
Inside the house, there is a sign on the fireplace that says to look in the binder for instructions for how to use the gas fireplace. There was no binder. We again called Vacasa, and they sent out a very nice man who also had trouble figuring out the fireplace. After about 30 minutes, he was able to get the fireplace to work, but it was another disappointing experience for this price point.
The house has gorgeous floor to ceiling sliding doors, but there are no screens on the doors. The deck is not enclosed, so we could not open up the doors to get a breeze unless we opened them up a tiny bit because we did not want our dog or small child to wander out of the door, onto the deck, and go down the stairs. It’s a small thing, but perplexing why there are no screen doors on these sliding doors. It also would help to keep out insects.
Finally, the house is lacking in some very basic items that most rentals have, including things like cooking spray and basic condiments. Not the end of the world, but given that this is a house that clearly is rented by larger parties who likely will be cooking at least breakfast at the house, it would be appreciated if there were some of these basic items in the kitchen, which we have had at every other VRBO rental. And the mattress in the smaller bedroom upstairs sags a bit and has seen better days.