1st. The good part- location is great. 2nd floor corner unit with a awesome beach view. The master bed is super comfy. There is a pullout sofa and another guest bedroom. The 2 bedrooms are on opposite ends of the unit. Coffee maker has a metal filter, so you don’t have to buy filters. There is a subway sandwich shop across the street for cheap eats and you are 5-10 minutes from several restaurants. The Hills allowed us to check in at 1 instead of 4 which we greatly appreciated.

2. The bad part- upon arrival I went to open the balcony sliding door and the bottom part of the handle became completely detached. It never crossed my mind that I had broken it. I told the rest of my family to be careful and just use the sides to push the door open. I honestly thought that it must have malfunctioned or someone just glued it to make it look like it was in place. Anyway, we went about our 3 day stay and never gave it a thought.

When we were leaving we did the usual routine, take out the garbage, start the dishwasher, left towels by washer etc.

I received an email that we would not be getting any of our XXX damage deposit back due to the door handle. Lewis sent me a pic of the handle, which there is no disputing is broken or at least in disrepair.

I just feel like I’ve been made to pay for something that was out of my control. The door handle detached/broke in my hand. Yes. Did I break it? I don’t think so. I think that it was worn, my opening it was the straw that broke the camels back, and it broke. I am sincerely sorry for that. I googled a similar door handle and the cost was $25 at Home Depot. I’ll take responsibility for the door, because I guess it was just my luck, but losing $$$ seems a little steep.

If you read the previous review the guest talked about some of the furniture/hardware being worn. I believe this to be the case with this door handle. If you flip a light switch and the bulb blows did you break the bulb? I am fine with replacing the handle, but at a fair price and that’s not what happened.