At the Beach With Friends Bed and Breakfast

We were looking forward to the experience. Unfortunately about 5 minutes before we got their the owner called to cancel on us. She was nice, but had been in contact with us during our travels and waited until the last minute to cancel, making for a rough start to vacation.
Mar 6th, 2023

We love Claudia and the property is amazing. Wish we could give this location 10 stars. We had an amazing time and will be in touch for many years to come. Thank you Claudia for the most amazing time and being a wonderful host. We will be seeing you soon.
Nov 1st, 2022

Jun 24th, 2022

We had a great stay with Claudia! We prefer small local places vs big resorts, and this place was very nice. If you are looking for the Marriott or Four Seasons maybe its not for you. Location was very nice, we walked each morning to one of the beach parks right behind the property for a swim. Breakfasts were great but its whatever Claudia is making, typically fruits, an egg dish and some muffins or pastry. We found her breakfasts to be tasty and plenty, but would have been nice if it was served a little earlier. We ended up going for that swim before breakfast, for us that worked well. The rooms were very very nice, beautiful and we had a nice view over the gardens. Bed was super comfy. Claudia also had guide books, advice for local restaurants, snorkeling equipment, beach chairs etc. As her house has a pond, there is definitely frog and bird noises in the evenings and mornings, we slept just fine with it but again its not a big hotel with closed in rooms and ac humming away. Overall, I think some people will love it, but some should just go to the big hotel.
May 17th, 2023

Not as advertised.  Upon arrival we were given a huge list of rules and procedures...I have never in the 15 years I have utilized B&Bs experienced that.  The home, while beautiful, is not well taken care of.  Our bathroom sink was not draining, the toilet plugged easily, the shower handle was about to fall off,  and the shower curtain is missing many hangers.  The toiletries and towels were on a tray and then sat on a stool.  The tray was clean, but the stool top was disgusting under the tray. It is dirty.  Nothing is dusted in the common areas or the room except the obvious things, like our bed and mirror in the bathroom, and there are piles of knickknacks, antiques, & books piled on all of the furniture and under the furniture.  This includes on and under the table serving as a buffet/coffee area.  The kitchen was closed off and so we never saw if our food was being prepared in a clean space.  There were three other guests there at the same time as us and three of us got human hairs in our food.   She was unhappy when I used a clean spoon to serve myself.  She then served me my spinach by grabbing it with an ungloved hand.  She did the same with most of the food. We thought about using the provided snorkel gear but it was filthy and looked a bit moldy.  There is no air conditioning which is fine, but the wildlife is loud and we could hear cars periodically.  We also heard every word the neighbors were saying...so if you are wanting privacy this is a no go. So if you are wanting something quiet this will not work for you.  There were only two towels and two washcloths and we were told she did not have many so we should keep them as long as possible. The grounds had the potential to be beautiful, but they were very overgrown.  I expect the little lizards in Hawaii and even think they are cute, but our room had their poop on the walls and shower tile.  There were lizards on the wall in the hallway, especially at night.   I felt as though were were being watched or I would have taken more photos.  I would not choose to stay here again.
Feb 8th, 2023