3525O - Big Blue Beauty

My family really enjoyed staying here. We loved walking into the main living room and seeing that gorgeous view of the ocean and being steps away from the beach. The space was definitely big enough to accommodate our large family and check-in and check-out were easy. We were missing some amenities (like washcloths and a dish sponge) and communication wasn't the strongest on the weekend (the robot I was texting with wasn't able to answer certain questions). But overall, we were satisfied with this rental.

This house is beautiful. The view from the second floor ( main gathering area) is to die for. The kitchen is huge and fully stocked. Having a wet bar with mini fridge and ice maker on the bottom floor ( beach floor) made it so convenient to bring snacks and drinks outside. The only downside is carrying ice chests and bags of food up the stairs to the kitchen, but we knew that going in by reading the reviews.

We’ve stayed at this house in the past and it was much nicer and more well stocked, cozier. The sheets were ripped and the towels cheap, old. The furniture is not cozy, outdoor furniture indoors. We rent yearly from Remax and will continue to every Summer, as their service and selection of homes is always great!! I HIGHLY recommend using them to book your rental!! They’re attentive, very accommodating and I love that they’re local.

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I loved this place. Beautiful view and well stocked with cooking supplies and the bathrooms with toiletries shampoo. They only thing I did not care for was the beds they were very hard and the first floors bathroom and the floors were very dirty. I went to wipe up some coffee that spilled and the napkin was black from the dirt. But with that said I would highly recommend this place.

It was just as shown on the pictures. Plenty of space for the family beautiful view. Everything need is close by. Looking forward to vacationing again next year.

It was just as shown on the pictures. Plenty of space for the family beautiful view. Everything need is close by. Looking forward to vacationing again next year.

Good location. As described. Could use some better deck/beach chairs.

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Perfect but windy!

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Family enjoyed this well stocked beachfront home! Beautifully located view home on expansive stretch of beach. Close walk to the marina, farmers mkt, coffee and restaurants. We like to cook and the kitchen is well appointed. Fun family home and visit!

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Family enjoyed this well stocked beachfront home! Beautifully located view home on expansive stretch of beach. Close walk to the marina, farmers mkt, coffee and restaurants. We like to cook and the kitchen is well appointed. Fun family home and visit!

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The house is priced for good value. However, the maintenance and kitchen supplies could be improved. Unfortunately, the kitchen did not have ANY knives larger than a steak knife. I purchased a cutting knife so meals could be prepared.

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I was very pleased with the rental property. The exterior is a bit underwhelming, but the interior living room and kitchen were beautiful. The bedrooms and bath were nice, clean and comfortable.

However, the rental agreement was quite extensive. If I had seen all of their restrictions, before I booked the property, I may not have proceeded. I have rented many vacation properties, and have not run in to these issues before.
The limit on daytime guests was 50% of total occupancy which was (3)! There clearly was sleeping available for more than (6), but if you had more you could be evicted and forfeit the $1000 deposit.
The departure time was 10:00 a.m. sharp. You would be charged $25 every hour beyond that AND forfeit the $1000 deposit.
It has now been 17 days since our departure of the property and I’m still waiting for my $1000 security deposit back. When I contacted ReMax, I was told it could take up to 21 days. So we’ll see?

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This property is as described. It was clean & the location is better than we expected. We had a small issue with power, but management provided quick response to get issue resolved

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The house has a great charm to it. Fabulous location.

The master bedroom is huge with a sitting area, but the bed creaked terribly and we couldn't enjoy the sleep.
The house didn't get the deep cleaning that we have paid for.
Otherwise the location was Fabulous. The beach was almost private.

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Our family had a great stay at the Big Blue Beauty right on the sand of Hollywood Beach. Slept five very comfortably. Location is perfect and the view from the second floor balcony is just beautiful. The house is well-stocked with the essentials and was spotless on our arrival. We enjoyed our stay and will be back.

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My aunt’s dying wish was to rent a beach house where she could listen to and watch the waves crashing on the shore. Well the big blue beauty was perfect for this. The view was magnificent.

Now the not so positive. The TV in the main living area did not work. The TV would turn on but there was no cable subscription so we could not watch the news or NFL football.

The house was advertised as 3 bedroom and 5 baths but really had only 3 baths. There was a 4th bath in the garage but not convenient to use. No idea where the missing 5th bath was. We couldn’t find it. But really who needs 5 baths?

The bed in the 2nd bedroom on the 2nd level (the cheetah room) was horrible. It squeaks every time someone sits on it, rolls over, or gets out of bed.

The home overall did not have the kitchenware for a house with a rental at this price. The house sleeps 6 but does not have 6 water glasses. While there were 6 juice glasses there were not 6 larger drinking glasses. The pans were spread throughout the cabinets and were cheap and flimsy. We couldn’t cook fried eggs without it becoming scrambled eggs due to the poor quality of pans. We had chili one night and had to buy a cook pot to use as there were only small sauce pans.

The house has a spiral staircase that is not pictured. My aunt was in a wheelchair so it was difficult getting her up to the main floor. The home description does mention this but a picture would have been nice. A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

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The home is in a great location. It was clean and quiet (most of the time). Perfect get away during these confined times. The only gripe I had was the construction next door that started at 7am. Other than that, it would have been PERFECT!

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The home is in a great location. It was clean and quiet (most of the time). Perfect get away during these confined times. The only gripe I had was the construction next door that started at 7am. Other than that, it would have been PERFECT!

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Great experience at the Big Blue Beauty. The house was great and the location was perfect.

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The Big Blue Beauty is a perfect location. You couldn't ask for a better layout of the house. We had a few issues with it. There was construction in the house next door which was noisy. I did call about the noise and I was refunded 10% by the owner. The microwave vent was going on and off all night. The doors to the balcony didn't lock and made it hard to relax Knowing it wasn't locked. The Blinder was broken. We ended our trip and had to strip the sheets off the beds we used I was rather disgusted with the pillows and the mattresses. they were dirty and stained. Also, there were 5 remote controls to the TV but no direction. Not that we wanted to watch TV but it would have been nice to see the news.

The rental was the perfect location! We had an incredible experience overall and we have already booked it again. best weekend!!!!

In order to prepare the next guest, I would have to say there were two areas that need attention.

1. it really needs a bit of an update. there was a huge lack of pots , pans, cooking supplies. it was super tough to prepare meals. Also , no foil, wrap or anything to assist in the process. I would recommend the bath towels be replaced and there were no beach towels when we were told there would be.

2. The bathroom in the main bedroom has some weird smell that just wouldn't go away. The shade in the guest bedroom wouldn't go up.

but overall, such a great find and we made such amazing memories.

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The house was very clean/comfortable, and the view was stunning! There is nothing better than waking up in the morning and walking out to a wall to wall view of the ocean while making coffee/breakfast. And the sunset were incredible too.

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