We are experienced villa renters. 12-13 villas in 10 islands. We have considerable experience with management companies and villas.
--Nice, clean property, but little character or decorating effort.
--We've found an welcome/recommendation book in every house we've rented. This is the first without anything.
--Every villa weâve rented comes with some very basic cooking staples. Cooking oil. A few spices. etc. This had salt and pepper and broken utensils.
--View. As experienced villa renters, we probably are like most. A top priority in the listing is to look at the water view. We knew we were sacrificing an ocean view but the pictures in the listing didn't match the current foliage growth. In the ground floor patio listing picture, you can see the water. With the growth since the pictures were taken, we could see some water peaking through the foliage. We had an obstructed water view hindered by overgrown weeds â nothing like the picture.
-Construction hours: The listing said 7:00 am "onsite construction". With villa experience, we understand nearby villa construction hundreds of yards away. And early morning roosters. The on site construction is 2-3 new villas, about 75 feet from the rented villa. Early riser? No problem. The first hammering and worker shouts starts between 6:15-6:30. Don't expect to sleep in.
-Ceiling fan. Each remote needs to sync to a single fan. First floor remote controlled the upstairs fan..at 2 am.
-Great Chairs. Great sun.