Holiday House 1 was a perfectly fine place to stay; it’s a small but very comfortable and functional unit, in a good quiet neighborhood, and most importantly is only a short walk to the beach. It is not really a “high end” unit and has a few little issues, none of which particularly bothered us. The lack of a shower curtain has been mentioned often in prior reviews and it’s silly they haven’t addressed it - but if they don’t mind a bit of water on the floor, then we didn’t mind either…30 seconds with a towel and all’s good. The fanlight in the bedroom is missing a couple of globes, but the light works fine. The beach chairs provided were kind of sketchy, etc. The dishwasher and a/c are loud - but you get used to it. Again, all minor items that didn’t bother us.
The pool in the back is shared with the other units but is nice and peaceful. We really enjoyed it after soaking up sun on the beach, which is only a short block and a half away. The kitchen is nice, and is reasonably stocked for a rental unit, although no “staples” (oil, spices etc). Unit is nicely sized for 2 - might be a bit tight for more. Bedroom is small, but has good built-in drawers, and the bed is pretty comfortable overall.
My biggest gripe was the pricing listed - the total nightly cost ended up being over half again more than advertised price when taxes fees etc, were added on, which put the unit at a more premium price in my opinion. The communication with agency beforehand was very good - and we never had any issues during the week that we needed to call for.
Overall, the place worked out perfectly fine for us. Given the bottom line price, I might look at a slightly more “premium” place next time, but we absolutely enjoyed our stay, and I would have no qualms whatsoever with staying here again.