Salty Pirate - Vilano

Several issues, could have been fabulous! Positive: The house was laid out well and has plenty of comfortable rooms and beds. The kitchen is well stocked but could use larger pots and pans for a family of 8. Negative: The house had drainage problems in the upstairs sink and downstairs shower. The garbage disposal in the kitchen didn't work, we finally found out about the reset button 2 days later when my brother fixed it. The 2 downstairs TV's would not hold a WIFI code to be able to watch. All other TV's worked but only had streaming service capabilities. No local channels available. The house is advertised as having a "heated" pool. It does not say there is an additional fee of $150, and that it will take 24 hours to heat it. It was a little too cold to swim at 70 degrees. We checked in Thursday night. Friday morning, The Proper Group was notified about the TV's, and a remote missing. They brought a remote within 2 hours. The girl who brought the remote was informed about the garbage disposal and stated she would inform them. The next morning, after no response, I sent a text to the manager who had been texting me and told him about the issues. This morning, Monday, when we checked out, I texted the same number and listed these issues. The manager sent back that they wish they had known. I replied for them to look 2 text messages up. We did report all issues. One more thing that upset us. With 8 grown adults the bathroom situation was not explained correctly. They advertised 4 bedrooms/3 baths. This is incorrect. There are 2 master bedrooms with full baths attached (Shower and all). There is a half bath in the laundry room (Toilet and Sink), and a half bath on the hallway downstairs (It Jack and Jill's to the master bath). The 4 bedrooms have a Queen, Queen, King, and King bed. There is a Landing upstairs with 2 nice bunkbeds. No privacy for this room. Would be okay for younger kids.

Fantastic home. Plenty of space and amenities. Pool, ping pong, close to the beach, nice tvs for the rainy days, would definitely rent again.

Our stay at the salty pirate was awesome and we will definitely be returning customers. Positive: There was a lot of space for everyone and the location was perfect for the beach Negative: The pool doesn’t have a shallow end for smaller children but is great for older kids/adults

We just loved our stay here. We were 6 adults, 2 children and an infant and our 2 pets. we were all very comfortable and the location was great. A short drive over the bridge and you were in St. Augustine. Boys in our group went to the TPC and that was also a very short drive. Beach was beautiful and just across the street, a very short walk. It was a great family vacation for all of us!

Beautiful property - great location just a few steps to the beach! Very clean and spacious. Had all the amenities we needed. The only downfall was the pool heater didn’t warm the pool quick enough to enjoy. Would definitely book this property again!