8/10 Good
Nancy M.
19 Jan 2026
The front photo is exactly what you see from inside this house. The view is beautiful. Stephanie, the host is great: communication, and on top of everything. Palmetto Bay is a well secured, eco-friendly private beach resort. It's lovely - there's a bar, a restaurant and a dive/snorkel shop. Everything to make your experience perfect... and nothing is ever crowded. The location of Palmetto Bay is within 20min of the airport, and 15min to Eldon's Grocery. Perfect.The house: very large, clean, well equipped with linens, beach towels and kitchen items.Negatives of the home: 1. There are no exhaust fans whether for the bathroom or the kitchen. I understand you could open the window to allow humid air or frying fumes to escape. But the No-see-ums are brutal, so that's not an option. Now there are smells of mold in certain areas: 2nd master bedroom, laundry room. Part B: the No-see-ums bring repellent!2. The oven bake feature is non-functional. So if you like to cook or bake, this is a big problem. I'd planned for baking several meals, cookies and muffins for the grandkids. For 400US/night, everything should be functioning... in my opinion.3. Even though this place is relatively well equipped, bring spices (there's S&P and that's it).4. Maintenance is an issue: especially for the appliances. The coffee maker makes terrible coffee because it needs a good cleaning; the D/W needs a super cleaning run; the washer needs a drum clean. The showers need a good anti-mold clean.
Nancy M.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2026















