Nice & Spacious, but Not Quite Clean Enough
Nice & Spacious, but Not Quite Clean Enough
Submitted: October 25, 2012
Stayed: October 2012
Let me say up front that Behlor Realty was great! Michelle is very professional, responsive, and organized. With that being said, let me jump into our feelings about the property. This was the first time that my entire family visited Orlando for vacation - - me, my three sons (ages 11, 8, and 6) and their father. The property is close to Walmart, Publix, and lots of other stores and eateries which is fabulous. Additionally, it was only about 15-20 minutes from all the attractions we visited (Disney, Universal Studios, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios) and is in a very nice area with lots of wildlife which we like. The house itself is spacious and has a great layout. The children loved the spaciousness and all of the places to watch television or play video games. I loved the kitchen and cooked breakfast every morning for my family. Generally speaking the house was clean and tidy. However, there were a few things that caused me pause and kind of creeped me out.
First, there was the bed linen. The bed linen (covers and pillows) had loads of spots and stains on them and made sleeping a little uncomfortable as we didn't know the "nature" of the stains. Next, there were many, many, many bugs left in the master bathroom tub. So many that I didn't even want to "think" about getting in it even if we would have cleaned it out as I'm extremely bug averse. The most disappointing thing about the house was the nastiness of the pool even though it was covered (and we kept it covered until we were ready to swim) AND it had been "cleaned" earlier on the day of our arrival. We chose this particular property mostly because of the location, the price, AND because it had a pool and we even paid extra for the pool heater but didn't swim in it AT ALL because of all of the bugs, bug eggs, etc! Our children were so bummed and didn't want to get in it either once they saw all the stuff floating in it!! Lastly, was the GI-NORMOUS spider in the garage!! If you don't like buggies, bring your own spray!!
If these issues were corrected and I was assured they were corrected, I would have not problem staying at the property again. If not, I would still be inclined to use Behlor Realty to find us another property without the aforementioned issues. All in all though, our family enjoyed our week long vacation in the area. Our rating is more like a 3.5/5.0.
Owner's Response: Great to hear this family enjoyed the home, upon speaking with the renter, she clarified the linens were "worn" - and have been replaced. The bugs in the tub were from a window left open over night, and they never called whilst here on the pool - very odd. I suggest that potential guests look over the review of the person who arrive straight after her - and reviews prior to this ladies stay and make their own judgment. I guess after 116 reviews you will get one a little "off" - Michelle
Helpful votes: 2/3
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