Steps to Beach & Carlsbad Village/ Fenced Yard/ Corner Ocean View!

This was a major disappointment! We were so excited for our beach vacation, and when we arrived at the unit, we were let down. There is a ton of stuff laying around under tarps, blocking two of the garages. There are about 10 garbage cans. The deck is not suitable to hang out on, as there is a missing spindle, and then a bunch of other spindles were not nailed in. I was with my seven year old niece and this was definitely a safety concern. When we got into the place, so disappointed to find one room had no windows. The place was very old and dated, and ants were an issue! The worst thing was, on Sunday morning when I went to grab the boogie boards and chairs in the storage shed under the stairs, there was a dead rat! Friday night when we were packing, there was a LIVE rat, running on all of the stuff outside of the garages. Needless to say, we will never return! I understand that the place needs work, but full disclosure about the condition of the outside and the unit would have prevented this bad review.

After reading all the other reviews, I felt as if we were not staying in the same property. This is our 9th time renting through VRBO and we have always been very satisfied with the properties we rented.

Pros:

Location 1 block from the beach and walking distance to shops and restaurants

Beach Chairs, Boogie Boards and Beach Toys provided

Cons:

The entire building is dated, very modestly equipped and furniture in the unit is worn out and tired.

Note: many of the photos advertised are not of this unit

Parking is not adequate due to furnishings from other 2 units being piled up in the driveway covered in tarps

10 Large Trash Recepticles were all full and in front of the gate to the rental unit.

Construction was being performed every day on adjoining unit and the roof of our unit. It was terribly noisy until 8-9 pm every night.

There is no Air Conditioning.

The 2nd bedroom has no windows and is very warm. We were given a pedistal fan to put in that room

The Fence around the courtyard is in very bad condition as is the deck in front of the unit.

We left a day early. With the constant construction we were done. The owner met with us the day before we left and apologized for our bad experience. He said he was overwhelmed with the work that needed to be done in the 3 units in the building and that he would issue is a partial refund for our inconvenience. After receiving only the refund of our security deposit, we contacted him inquiring about the promised refund he said it could not be processed with the security deposit but that he would be issuing it to our credit card. We reached out to him 2 more times the last contact being yesterday. He messaged me saying he would call us last night or this morning. No call, no refund and it has been over a month now...

This has been overall a very disappointing experience.

The owners were great, the property was amazing. Could not of asked for a better location for a family vacation!

Pros: Loved the location. 3 minutes walk from the front door to the beach. Plenty of beach supplies included: chairs, umbrellas, boogie boards, sand toys.

Cons: Ants were prevalent in the condo throughout the stay. Not an infestation, but several were on the kitchen counters at any one time. Also had to throw out a box of cereal we bought because they got inside the box.

Most concerning was a missing slat on the balcony. We have a 2 year old and she could have easily fallen through the open space to the concrete below. We had to watch her closely anytime she was out there.

Fire pit was not working despite the owners telling us to enjoy the fire pit and grill. This should be checked prior to guests checking in. We were hoping to use it one evening but couldn’t.

We communicated the issues to the owners upon leaving as an FYI and expected at least an apology and that they would fix the issues but they didn’t even respond. Based on the lack of response I wouldn’t stay here again.

Great accommodations for our first family trip to the beach. Walking to the beach was so amazing! The condo was everything we hoped for and more. The well stocked kitchen gelled us prepare tasty food without dining out every meal. The beds were prefect. And the soothing ocean sounds lulled us to sleep each night. I highly recommend it for your next beach vacation.