Ben's Beach Homes

“The best house I’ve ever rented at the beach, the most perfect view of ocean with beautiful windows, short walk to beach, home was spacious and convenient location! Will stay again !”

“The place was exactly what my group needed.”

“We were disappointed because this property did not match its Airbnb description. The biggest issue was no internet for our entire stay. We were told the entire area was affected, but that was not true. The hot tub was filthy on arrival, although the owner did send someone to clean it promptly. The leasing agent was condescending and even stated she “wouldn’t get into any condo’s hot tub.” The property showed significant deferred maintenance: an open electrical box with exposed wiring, outdoor lights that repeatedly tripped the GFCI, a non-working fire pit, rusted door hardware, deteriorated patio furniture, an unsafe grill with no propane and severe rust, used utensils left on the grill, propane tanks stored beside used cooking oil, a spiral stair railing apparently taped together, and unreliable hot water. Great location, but the home’s condition was nowhere near what advertised. Owner refunded $300 of the $4500 charge.”

“Place was great!”

“If you stay here you will need more wash clothes and towels for both bathrooms and the kitchen. You will be buying ice all week. The ice maker doesn't work right. And unfortunately there is no pool. It's very nice and right on the beach. And I didn't like the location. The house was great though ❤️”

“Needs a few maintenance issues taken care of.”

“Beautiful place close to the beach, but you need to bring your own laundry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels and stuff like that.”

“The home needs maintenance. Kitchen cabinet doors are falling apart. The dishwasher does not work well. The mattress in the bunk room needs replaced as you sink down into it and there was a massive brown stain visible on it. The towels needed washed upon arrival as they smelled used and dirty. The hot tub had dirt in it. Half the curtain rod was missing in the bunk room and the curtain that faces the road was hanging.”

“We stayed here this past weekend for my cousin’s bachelorette trip and overall had a good experience. The house had plenty of space for our group of five girls and one guy, with two extra queen beds we didn’t need. The location was great—about a 20-minute drive to most restaurants and activities we had planned, and a few bars were only 5–10 minutes away. The pool was small, but we didn’t use it since we spent most of our time enjoying the beach views. There were a few things that could be improved. We could have used more basic supplies like toilet paper and trash bags for a group our size. Communication was also frustrating, as I sent several messages asking if beach umbrellas or chairs were provided and didn’t receive a response for about a week (not provided). The biggest concern was cleanliness when we arrived. Several comforters and pillowcases had visible makeup or dirt, so we ended up washing bedding. There was also trash under my bed and the floors appeared unswept and sticky.”

“We recently stayed at this Airbnb in Florida for 2 nights, and the experience was very disappointing. The host was charging us extra for every basic request, including pool heating the details of which was not mentioned clearly and again the tone used in the message was not really welcoming. The place was also poorly stocked — there was not enough kitchen paper towel, toilet paper, trash bags, or basic toiletries for 2 night stay, so we had to buy everything ourselves. On checkout day, we requested we will checkout at 11 am instead of 10:00 AM since we had kids and most places have 11 am checkout. Whatever may be the reason for denial, the tone used by property owner was very rude, unwanted and unprofessional. We were informed we will be charged $100 per hour late checkout fee, even though this was never mentioned anywhere in the listing. The lack of supplies, unexpected charges, and the host’s rude behavior made our stay stressful. This is not what we expected from airbnb property.”