First impression was a beautiful location and nice complex. Ernesto, the property manager, greeted us at the condo and gave us a run down on everything. He was very helpful. There was patio door damage, master bedroom door jam damage, and main bath electric switch malfunction that was supposed to be fixed that wasn't. We were nervous about the main bathroom light switch due to the "crackling" sound it was making internaly. We were worried about a possible fire issue. No dish cloths & toilet paper upon arrival. We understand that no food is provided, but one should have the basic amenities available. At the very least, let the renters know they should pick up toilet paper. No oven was present when the site stated there was an oven. The only "oven" present was a microwave oven and toaster oven. Be prepared to spend your last day doing laundry, you have to wash all sheets and towels. We understand that this is not a hotel, but with the size of the sheets and towels as compared to the size of the washer, we spent much of the last day doing laundry. Buy laundry soap too. We did feel real safe on condo grounds and around the area. We walked the beach and road to town, about half hour walk. We rented bikes for a couple of days and highly recommend it. The rental is only $7 day per bike. Jacqueline answers questions within 24 hours, but does need to update a few things. Massages are not $22, more like $45. Make sure to have the property manager unlock the gate for the pool area. It was locked so then the beach was not readily accessible. This could be a problem if you came back from town on the beach when the gate is locked. We were lucky and had another couple that was there had a key. For the price we paid for the week we were there, we sure had to do a lot of improve to get things happening. The Wifi is unreliable and was flaky, constantly cutting out making it almost impossible to get a hold of the owner or property manager with email. It becomes especially difficult if you are using the wifi to make phone calls. Make sure the storm shutters are closed on the balcony if there is a hard rain coming in from the ocean. The patio doors leak like a sieve. The storm shutters in the master bedroom are extremely noisy when the wind blows. Ernesto's fix was stuffing a towel in the shutter track to keep the noise down. We would recommend shopping around for a more reasonable deal at least until some of these issues are corrected.
