This was a great location for a rental in HB, it was very close to Main St and Pacific City (restaurants, shops etc.).
The house had majority of the items we needed coming in from out of town including boogie boards, 2 bikes, and main necessities like paper towels, toilet paper, beach towels etc.
Pros:
Close proximity to Main St shops and restaurants
Close proximity to the beach
Bikes / Boogie boards / chairs
Main essentials
Cleanliness
Access via TV to Netflix, Prime Video and Disney Plus
Cons:
There were a few rooms we needed to clean up after previous guests downstairs bath and an overwhelming amount of sand
Daily sweep to get rid of any sand entering house we found more and more things under refrigerator and dishwasher and couches from previous guests
There are 4 security cameras that are not disclosed in the listing. May I suggest to the owner to properly disclose these and what they are being used for:
Surveillance devices such as security cameras and smart doorbells are allowed if they follow these rules:
* Surveillance devices should only be used for security purposes.
* Location and coverage of devices must be disclosed on the property description page. It's not enough to include a photo of the device.
* Areas where guests have a reasonable expectation of privacy should not be under surveillance.
* Reasonable measures should be taken to limit access to surveillance data.
* Surveillance data should be deleted when no longer needed.
We were repeatedly communicated with by the owner via something he saw via the cameras. Ex we had unexpected friends visiting (which I offered to pay additional for). Someone going up the back stairs, people out front. I saw the camera turn on repeatedly upon returning to the home.
The owner contacted us regarding curfew on holidays which we were told was not until 11pm. He showed up at the property and entered the property unannounced:
A host cannot and should not enter a VRBO space without guest permission except in case of an emergency.
It was as 10:30 on a holiday and he entered the property without permission to tell us we were going past curfew and we needed to be inside.
Through out my vacation I felt uncomfortable like big brother was watching, and that my personal privacy was being violated by the owner in spaces I would expect privacy.
It is a great location and a great rental as long as you are ok with someone watching your every entrance and exit.