Overall, this home was wonderful! We stayed with our adult children and their wives/fiances. We chose the house for it's size, location, and amenities as we trailered our boat from PA and wanted dockage along with short walk to beach. We got all that and more! The outside area is resort-like and we used the pool much more than we expected.
We were disappointed with the overall upkeep of the home inside. It has some wear and tear that was unexpected for the cost of the rental. When you rent this type of home, as we always do, you expect more attention to details. The mattresses and pillows were budget quality, along with the sheets. The upstairs bunk room beds were broken and maintenance had to come fix the bunkie boards as the slats were all broken and the girls (in their 20's) had to sleep on the floor the first night. Unacceptable in our opinion. The property manager and maintenance quickly handled the issue, but the girls said that sleeping in that room felt like camp. Again, very disappointed. Do not rent this property if there are more than 4 adults as the 6 beds upstairs are not meant for adults.
Additionally, the kitchen was a disaster. Very well stocked with pots and pans/dinnerware, glassware but the drawers, pantry, cupboard, and some glasses were filthy and completed disorganized. I had to rearrange and clean in order to put food away. The dishwasher also had something wrong with it. It was so loud when it was running that we couldn't run it unless we were gone or sleeping. The fridge had broken drawers, as well.
Lastly, the washing machine was filled with old water and mold in the dispenser and rubber gasket. Not the quality of amenities we expect with this type of rental. We also found dead and alive palmetto bugs in the bathroom, pool room, and entry. downstairs.
It would have been helpful to know before going that the garage is filled with beach chairs, coolers, and umbrellas. We had asked the PM this through email before going and they said they didn't have beach chairs and umbrellas so we brought our own. This info would have saved us from packing unnecessary items.
We let the property manager know of all these things on the first day. They weren't deal breakers for us, but a bit annoying. Overall, the good outweighed the bad because of the location and pool. We love AMI and have been coming here for over 15 years. We had one of our best family vacations and many memories were made!
