Got to the check-in late, so had to go to alternate office. There were no signs outside the alternate office to associate the name of the condo where we stayed. Upon checking in, the hostesss immediately printed out another list of additional charges that were completely bogus: $85 room cleaning fee, $45 damage prevention fee, and $20 administration fee, and tax for a total of $161.00. I was flabbergasted at the additional costs, and was determined to leave my thoughts about them to the appropriate people.
At the condo, the keys didn't fit the deadbolt on the door, and the door handle key appeared initially not to work. Being very tired, and getting more frustrated by the minute at the entire experience, my boyfriend finally, with some effort, coaxed the key to open the door. The room decor was somewhat like I had expected: outdated 1980's Florida style. The chairs, dishes, silverware, sheets etc, appeared all from the local thrift store. Nothing matched, and the dishes were in a mish-mosh of styles, sizes, and placement, just as you would find while shopping in a thrift store. The bedroom was by far the worst, because of the layer of crust on the carpet. I normally don't walk with shoes on carpet, but this was an extreme case; shoes were necessary. The tile around the vanity in the bathroom was a hack job, and looked as if an older vanity had been in a larger footprint within the tile, since there was a gap around the base of the vanity. I could keep going.