4/10 Poor
Micheline J.
17 May 2022
Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy
If you are ONLY about the beach and the night life
Excellent location for accessing South Beach's ocean and nightlife. The baths and kitchen are clean and well laid out, and the washer/dryer, refrigerator, and stove work well. However, if you plan to spend any time in the place, be advised that (1) the fabulous view is marred by the dirtiest windows ever; (2) the "sofas" are low, soft mattresses from which one does not arise without either assistance or notable skill in gymnastics; (3) the floor is dirty, as your bare feet will quickly betray; (4) the wifi is a patchwork of two other apartments' systems and is spotty in the bedrooms; (5) we only checked 2 of the 4 TVs, but one bedroom TV presented the Roku start screen--unresponsive--and would do no more, while the living area TV would only show live programming (no Roku); (6) the frying pan was in such bad shape (detached handle, abraded surface) that we cooked eggs in a pasta pot; (7) the towels were stained, faded, dirty, and no hand towels were provided; (8) the sheets and bed cover/blanket were very poor quality; (9) the mattresses and pillows all needed replacing; and (10) the curtains (sheers and blackouts) were horrifyingly dirty and dragged dust/dirt along the floor. I'm not sure how these things match with the "all new" headline in the VRBO listing. Finally, the furniture layout ignored the ocean view--the dining table was against a wall when it should have been positioned so that all could enjoy the view while breakfasting (so we shifted it, then shifted it back when we left), and the "sofas" faced each other instead of the view (a quick shift into an L-shape corrected that, but again, we returned the original layout). Overall, an expensive, uncomfortable experience.
Micheline J.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2022
