‘The Modern Surfside’ - A Waterfront Oasis w/ Deck

Reviews

• Great space, great views, fabulous beach access. Needs some TLC

  3/5

  The house is well-suited for a family and group. Plenty of space and great access to the beach. The deck is glorious for morning coffee and afternoon relaxing. We all loved being so close to the beach. Unfortunately we had two issues during our weekend stay. While the owner was very responsive, it was a letdown that we had the issues at all - both of which could have been alleviated if routine maintenance was done. When we arrived at 4pm on Friday (the set check-in time), the housekeeper was still finishing up and told us there was no water. The owner was called and came quickly. It was determined that the water filters needed to be changed. Once that was done and we settled in, we realized that the second floor was 80' - the AC was not working. We called the owner and again she was responsive and found an AC person who came at 8pm and was there for over an hour. It was not draining, he got it drained and we had AC. The next day the system stopped working again. We went back and forth with the owner who was having trouble finding someone on a Saturday. She found someone - we had another repairman there again that evening. I missed the family time at the beach because I was with the AC technician. In the meantime, we had done some work to get it draining. With check-in at 4pm on Friday and checkout at 10am on Sunday, the hours we spend with repairman, cut into our time to relax. The owner did extend a 1pm check-out, but only because we asked. My recommendation is to take the time for regular maintenance - replacing filters, AC tune-ups. The property is fabulous, but our experience was diminished by having to manage TWO maintenance issues.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Jessica, we want all of our guests to rest easy when they stay with us, and we're sorry that you experienced some issues during your trip. We followed up with the homeowner after reading your feedback, and they wanted to share the following:
  - When the housekeepers finished the cleaning shortly before check-in, they noticed that the water pressure was low
  -We quickly worked to fix this by replacing the faulty water filter, and it is now working properly
  -We try to proactively service the AC units every 3 months, including changing the filters, and have had it serviced again to ensure it is now working
  Thank you for taking the time to leave us this review, and we hope you give us a second chance now that the issues are fully resolved!

• Nice Stay

  5/5

  The house is nice and clean. Darlene was very responsive and accommodating. Will stay here again in the future.

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• Great place

  5/5

  Excellent beach house in a beautiful stretch of beach. Loved it

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• Perfect layout of house for kids and adults

  5/5

  Teens upstairs, grown up downstairs! Kitchen galley style is a little tight, but utilized bar area as assembly line, and meal times were a cinch. Teens ate outside on the multiple picnic tables on ground floor and deck so teens and adults enjoyed table talk without drama. Beds were clean AND comfortable, AC works great throughout house, even in heat of day. Would stay here again, as location to beach, but away from crowds was great! Watching the moon eclipse from the huge deck was a bonus! Thank you for a great stay!

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• Great weekend getaway

  5/5

  This house lived up to its listing and more! It was very clean, organized, spacious inside and a fantastic deck looking out onto the gulf. We had a great time and would definitely come back!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo