Our family rented the Lazy Lobster over Spring Break 2017. I noticed when I read previous reviews that the most recent one was posted in 2015, so an updated review is probably in order. It seems the title description, "New Granite/Appliances/Sofas" may need a partial update as well.
Although the granite still looked new and the appliances are in good shape, the sofas and bed quilts pictured above are dirty and stained. The sofa that pulls out to a bed is in especially poor shape. Unfortunately, there is a pronounced sag in the cushions when folded up, and at least a six inch drop from the foot of the sofa bed to the head when it is pulled out. Perhaps, something is broken. We could not use it for sleeping and had our child sleep on an air mattress we brought instead. The bed quilts were very dirty, which has a clear explanation as to why. The checkout instructions specifically say NOT to strip the blankets or quilts from the beds for washing, or you will be charged an additional cleaning fee. I would have happily paid the additional fee to have that done prior to our arrival. The state of the bedding, along with the many stains on the couch, made the overall feeling of the condo dirty. As such, we spent the first hour of our vacation cleaning.
Although the next paragraph turns out to be quite a funny story, it speaks to the overall state of the unit. On our first night in the condo, my husband went to take a shower in the master bathroom, closing the bedroom door behind him. Following his shower, he could not open the bedroom door from the inside, and I, on the outside, could not open it either. Thankfully, we had some tools in our car, because I had to take the doorknob off the door! After passing my husband a few tools back and forth under the door, we still could not get the door latch to open. Finally, my husband resorted to taking the door off the hinges! Turns out the doorknob was broken. We were laughing at are situation at that point, but it is still rather disappointing that the condo has been used so hard without upkeep.
On the positive, the owner was very responsive. We texted her the next morning about the door and the seven or so light bulbs that were out. She had a repairman there by the afternoon.
The area is beautiful, and the location was just right for us. We will be back to Santa Rosa Beach again, however, not to this unit. We will look for something with more recent reviews and a hefty cleaning fee. It would have been worth it!