My wife and I booked five nights and left after two. The house looks much better in the pictures. The house layout is horrible. The only place to get a good water view is from the back porch or the hut near the water. The hut was very nice. The back porch was very nice. That's about it. The house does not have glass windows. Instead it was heavy wood shutters. A few with screens, most without. They don't work well, don't close 100% (more like 70%), so bugs come and go. Couldn't stand the gnats inside and out. They were in your ears, eyes, on your food, etc. horrible. No way to keep them out of the house.
ELECTRICITY: This is the first home we've rented where the owner monitored your electric use. You get a quata! You are not encouraged to use the air conditioning. The only air conditioning is in your bedroom. But, the shutters don't close, so the air works hard... cooling the great outdoors.. It was 90 degrees and humid out.. How do we not use the air??? If you go over your quota, you will be charged!
Location: The resort down the street had great food. But that's it. Nothing else even close. You will drive 20+ minutes to find anything.
The home itself is nothing fancy, higher-end, etc. It's basic, fairly run down. Lot's of large spiders, bugs and something that would enter at night and poop all over..
The pool is not heated. It was freezing! We didn't use it.
Oh, please make sure you cover all drains with a wet cloth or you get a stinky sewer odor.. it was bad!
The house is very close to the neighbors. The pool is within feet of the next home. The neighbors were partying and very loud. Not a private place!
Crime: We were warned to lock up everything... the grounds are not sure. No fence, gates, etc. we had a few maintenance men come walking right around the house and surprised my wife. Not a good feeling.
Safety: The main staircase going upstairs is very short and made of slippery tile. I hit my head on the ceiling which is very low at the beginning of the stairs. There is no railing! Very dangerous for kids.
Overall. If you want a nicer upscale home, windows, screens, bug control, private, safe, etc. pass on this one! If you are on a very tight budget, have a big family, don't mind the bugs, then this place might be just fine. With the great reviews, apparently we just rented the wrong place, and there are plenty of people who enjoyed it just fine.