Wonderful Experience! Home is EXACTLY as pictured...just as beautiful!
Submitted: February 29, 2012
Stayed: February 2012
This was our first time renting a vacation home and I was leary sending my check off in the mail, but everything went so smoothly! (We even got our deposit back in less than two weeks after returning home!) The key was right where David's email said it would be and the house was perfect inside! I was a little terrified of the alarm as I have never had one before, so I was nervous about accidentally setting it off (which I did once! Yikes! But all was well!).
We could not quit figure out how to use the air hockey table (it never seemed to be getting enough air to make the puck "float"), but it was not enough of a problem for us to call the property manager about. We did have an issue with the air conditioner not working for the first few days, but once I realized it was the unit and not me trying to figure out the digital thermostat, and called the PM, he was right on it! Then it worked beautifully and we slept like logs! The huge King size bed in the Master suite was probably the most comfortable bed I have slept on! It was a wonderful pillow top mattress that was like a cloud every night after walking around the parks all day!
I was a little disappointed that the hot tub never really got very hot (we did order pool/spa heat), it only got to about 96 degrees F, not quite what I was hoping for, but the rest of the house was just so perfect that I didn't really mind after all.
We ate in for several meals and had pretty much everything we needed in the kitchen.... except something to cook a pizza on. But we had some local friends who joined us for pizza night and brought their pizza pan.
There were plenty of towels (and I do mean PLENTY), including beach towels in the utitily room and tons of towels for use in the house as well. There were little bottles of shampoo/conditioner in one and little bars of soap. There were several ponchos to use for those sudden thunder storms that can happen in Florida and a fold up umbrella stroller. There was dish detergent, etc. for a few uses in the kitchen (these are all things I was wondering about before going on this vacation so I am hoping to make it easier for any of you trying to decide which house to rent... this one is EXACTLY as pictured and was a DREAM HOME!). If we ever do this kind of vacation again with this many people we will definitely rent this home again! My 9 year old son (and me, too) almost cried when it was time to leave it! You will love this house!
Recommended for:
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
Owner's Response: Hi Laura
Thanks for taking the time to comment on your vacation in our home, I am so glad that you had a great time and that our home lived up to your expectations and possibly beyond.
I am sorry that there was no pizza pan for you to use but I will make sure that a new one is put in the house.
Thanks for staying in Halcyon Villa and we look forward to you staying with us again in the future.
Regards
David
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