At first glance everything seemed fine but, as we unpacked and began to actually use the house, it was a big let-down. You felt like you had to wash things before you used them. Which is what many in our party did. Black mold on shower curtains, ceiling fans too dusty to use, mildew and/or cigarette smell on some of the pillows and towels (my daughter-in-law had a new pillow and blanket shipped to the house rather than use what was provided), thick dust under furniture and on various surfaces. Then their were the roaches (AKA palmetto bugs). In the toilet, on my niece's bed 3 times! One woke my husband in the middle of the night by crawling across his back. Fortunately we found and killed it. It's so great to go on vacation and have to put up with things like these.
I informed Jody of these issues and more. I did not get any response from him when I said that we should have our cleaning fee refunded at the very least. So then I called VRBO. That's when things got really 'fun'. Jody showed up unannounced, knocked, and walked right in without being invited. I heard his voice, quickly changed from the beach, and went out to talk with him. He was very mad that I had called VRBO. He wanted to spray inside the house for the roaches but we said to wait until we leave as we have grandchildren and people with chemical sensitivities in the house. He agreed but with the poorest attitude I have ever encountered in my many years of renting vacation homes. My husband said that the TV in our room didn't work. Jody's reply was that he knew it didn't work and he should get it out of there but that you didn't come to the beach to watch TV anyway. Shouldn't that be our decision? We just might want to watch TV when it's rainy, let's say. My husband was angry. He had lost a night's sleep with a roach crawling on him and then it was implied that he was stupid for wanting to watch TV when he was in his higher-end beach house rental. My husband expressed his unhappiness and Jody stormed off. When my nephew went to talk with Jody to try and leave things on a better note he was told to get away. Also, if he wants to rent you his golf cart and bikes, don't. Just, don't. You may save a little money but you will feel like the Beverly Hillbillies as you drive it to the beach. And, the beach is about as far as you'll get as it has no power to go much further.