Beachview OC 1 Ocean Block

The location was convenient and the unit was generally clean upon arrival. The host was responsive when we reached out and communication was appreciated. However, there were a few maintenance issues during our stay, including a kitchen sink problem that did not appear to be fully resolved. We also experienced some confusion regarding a reported smoke odor, despite nobody in our group smoking. Overall, the property was adequate for our trip, but a few maintenance and communication issues kept the experience from being better.

This property gets two stars; one for the location, and another for the air conditioning.This property has been used as a party spot numerous times, and never has it been repaired or taken care of.Venetian blinds are torn and hanging, the master bedroom bed frame is broken, doors have holes in them, vertical blinds have half their slats missing, and the ones that are still up there have to be turned by hand to get the blinds to close, the couch has a large tear in it, the living room table has a leg completely detached, and the only thing that’s more dented than the fridge are the pots and pans that are completely unusable. Closet doors were knocked off their track or completely missing. It looks like it’s been a frat house for years.Wifi only reaches the first 2 floors; 3 and 4 are dead zones. The floors were already a bit sandy when we arrived. The host sends you a surprise list of things you have to bring that are not provided: laundry detergent, dishwasher detergent, dish sponge (really?!), body wash, shampoo, conditioner, cooking oils (again, really?!), paper towels, hand soap, toilet paper. Who wants to go shopping on vacation?The place looks modern, but is poorly maintained. Instead of cleaning the mildewed grout in the shower, they simply put silicone caulk over it. Only up to waist level, for some reason. At least the A/C worked well.Oh, and it’s very noisy from 10 pm to 3 am. 5 am garbage pickup will wake you up as well. Bring a loud white noise generator.

Rooms are clean big enough for our party of 5.

The location was great. The house itself was very dirty. Sand on every floor, walls had stains and dirt on them, the refrigerator had no shelves although we got a shelf the next day. Doors on the fourth floor had no way of locking them. One was for the rooftop, the other for storage. That was a huge safety issue for us since we had young children with us. They came the next day and nailed them shut. The bathrooms were a mess and the showers needed to be scrubbed and cleaned before we used them. No place to put shower supplies either. None of them had shelves to put shampoo, etc on. The doors to a closet in the master bedroom was busted and was leaning against a wall.I think if you had a cleaning crew that did their job, our experience would have been much better.

This was a nice place for a large group of people. It is close to the boardwalk and beach. But there are a lot of stairs so be prepared to walk a lot. The place wasn’t super clean when we first got there although the hard wood floors were super easy to clean.