Checked into Naan Sands in Georgetown Sands on a Sunday, or should I say, tried to check in as the code Resort Realty provided did not work. Waited until new code was provided. Pretty tired after long drive so the wait to get into the unit was slightly upsetting, but really no big deal. For those without a cell phone, it would have required driving back to Powells Point, however. Unit had many problems--burner on stove needed fixing, sink and tub in bathroom were clogged and not draining properly, slats on one Blind missing, (I found it in closet) other blind not able to close (I fixed that one as well as Gerry rigged the first one, carpet was disgusting with obvious stains all over it in living room. Couches were were extremely dirty, so weput a sheet over both of them in order to sit on them.
Sent email and two days later, great maintenance guy came and fixed stove, sink, and tub. One of the doors leading to patio was also broken as it was missing wheels that go into the track. He tried to fix that, but did not have the part. He noticed how dirty the carpet was as we were going to live with it for our two week stay, but he said Resort Realty has a carpet cleaning company and he would take care of it. Friday a different maintenance guy came, also outstanding and he fixed the door. Then on Saturday afternoon, a knock on the door-- carpet cleaning arrived. We were very surprise, but Tyler did follow up on what he told us--again, a great guy. Woman saw the couches covered by the sheets and asked if we wanted those cleaned as well, which of course we did. Carpet and couches look good now; two days after cleaning the couches are still damp so not able to sit on them, but at least they are clean. All the maintenance people were great. Why housekeeping did not tell management any of these issues is beyond me. Why they put missing slat in closet also Is baffling,
Then on Sunday, the start of our second week, we went out in the morning and when we came back, the code we were provided and worked for seven day, no longer worked. I figured they forgot we were staying for two weeks and after waiting for about 30 minutes, we received a new code. That's three codes--unbelievable. I was the one who figured out what happened as they were relatively clueless.
I wanted to email or call the President and/of the Chief Operating Officer, buy they will not provide that information, ignoring my email to their listed email they use when you book a rental.
Decided to call and after being connected to their property manager, we had a very unpleasant conversation where I was told since everything was eventually taken care of, what is my problem. I then posed a hypothetical to her asking if she rented a spare room in my house and saw filthy carpet and couches, clogged drains, a window blind that was broken, and keys that did not work, would she be content to pay a substantial for a room like that. When she replied yes, I knew I was through talking to her and knew that after renting through Resort Realty, a few times through the years, I imagine I was now blacklisted and put on their "Do Not Rent" list, not that I would again. We have had other much more minor problem with the cleanness of units we rented from them in Georgetown Sands like the time they had left a lot of sand on the floors, but this is by far the worse.
What particularly bothered me and caused me to write my very first Yelp review, is the attitude they showed. No apology saying we are sorry and a very cavalier attitude towards me. We did not get nearly the value for our two week stay in Duck. Would like to rent through other companies that handl Georgetown Sands, but they manage just about all of them including in you rent VRBO. You still have to deal with them as they ma age those properties as well. read more