On a positive note, Its a quiet neighborhood - can walk to grocery (Publix), CVS, & Atlantic Ave restaurants - about a mile each, 20 minutes or so. The beach is a little further, 1.5 miles, about a 30 minute walk. Plenty of parking at those destinations also. Lake Ida park area is closer; fish, boat, or just enjoy the scenery, but there is no swimming. The house is laid out nicely: a/c, bathrooms & kitchen appliances seemed to work fine. I would not really call it "downtown" Delray beach, but its close enough.
Accurate Interior pictures.
However,
- As another reviewer noted, which we missed, there is no lawn in the backyard (as was shown in photos); this has been replaced completely with dark brown mulch, or green mulch, depending what door. This was disappointing and uncomfortable. There is a nice lawn in the front yard, however not private.
- We had read a review about the gas grill not being functional & a safety hazard, 6 months before we booked our stay. We assumed it would have been replaced, however, the 5 burner stainless steel grill, as shown in the photos when we booked, was still on-site & completely rusted out and still very inoperable when we arrived. It was replaced after we emailed Jennifer, with a brand new, however, much smaller grill of lower quality than a new version of the original model. The old grill was still sitting in the front yard by the driveway when we left.
-Upon arrival to the rental - we noticed a strong musty odor. The window air conditioners were filthy dirty and one had mold growing on the outside of it. Jennifer had them all cleaned by someone and the smell was mostly gone, however, pretty sure there is still mold present in at least one a/c unit. We both have mold allergies, so this was uncomfortable.
We did not stay in the rental for a few days, and stayed in a hotel at our expense - waiting for Jennifer to respond, which she did within 24 hours, to try to remedy the mold, grill, and some other issues. As of yet, no refund for those nights we could not occupy the unit.
We were on vacation. We do not want to call or have to negotiate with the host or VRBO. We were disappointed that no attempts were made by the host (or VRBO) to make sure we were happy or to follow up after our initial complaint.
Jennifer did do things to try to make it comfortable for us in response to our email. It was not quite enough for us. It is a quaint little place, with a new grill, close to things - maybe you will enjoy it!