I traveled with my family and another family. We had six kids under 5 between the two families. Overall, we had a positive stay, mostly attributed to the exterior of the property. It is not clear from the listing but this is a group of cottages that all kind of share a backyard / beach hosted by the same individual(s) which could be a problem for some but we enjoyed our neighbors so it was a plus. The location, beach, and outdoor areas were great. Beach was clean and shallow for the kids. The backyard had some nice picnic tables and fire pits for meals and hanging out.
The house itself was not clean. The dishes / utensils were dirty. We ran everything we wanted to use through a dishwasher when we got there. Surfaces were sticky so we wiped them down. Several outlets did not work and the Keurig machine did not work. The TV channel could not be changed from Nickelodeon. There were minimal amenities in terms of dish soap, toilet paper, garbage bags, paper towel etc.
The communication from the host was terrible. A week or so before our I had reached out to the host with a few questions and received no response. Then a few days before our trip I still had not received any check in information so I messaged the host with again no response. I then called and texted the host at the number provided and they had a voicemail box that was not yet set up. When we still hadn’t received information or responses two days before our trip I called Vrbo and they tried contacting the Host at another number where the voicemail box was full. So neither myself nor VRBO could reach the host or leave a message and I was sure we would have to cancel our trip. Finally the day before our trip, the host messaged me. This poor communication continued through our stay. Our first night there the water stopped working. Us and several of the other units staying at the neighboring cottages tried unsuccessfully to reach the host. One of the neighbors finally reached the host very late that night and they did send a plumber out promptly to fix the well pump. We had running water by mid morning the following day and the host did refund one night of our stay due to the issue. I would definitely visit this area again but would not stay at these cottages due to the lack of cleanliness and poor communication from the host.