Yoda Beach House in Madeira Beach

Yoda's Beach House

Ted (Illinois)
Review submitted: June 10, 2013   Date of arrival: June 1, 2013

Everything about the rental was as advertised on the website. It was a VERY nice place and a good value for what we received. iTrip was efficient in getting information to us in a timely manner and they were available for any problems, but we didn't experience problems at all...except for a Tropical Storm one day!

You have our highest recommendation and we'll use your services again!

Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, sight seeing

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family vacation

sara n. (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Review submitted: April 8, 2013   Date of arrival: March 30, 2013

We had a GREAT stay at the Yoda beach house. We stayed with 3 families and we never once felt like we didn't have enough room! The house was clean enough and had all the neccesities. The check in was a breeze and itrip checked in with us half way through our stay to make sure everything was going well. The upstairs bathtub still doesn't have a great seal on it to take a bath, so we just kept the faucet running for the kids' baths. The patio and beach were absolutely the best part of the week! Literally steps away from the beach is priceless! We had fun going down to John's Pass for shopping and restraunts, but were far enough away to not notice the hustle and bustle of that area! We would absolutely come back to Yoda House...but there was a for sale sign in the front, and we had a few people knocking at the door with inquiries about it, so we aren't sure it will be available to rent again next year???

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Family vacation with 3 families

Hallie J. ()
Review submitted: March 18, 2013   Date of arrival: March 9, 2013

The house is very spacious and has room for privacy for each family. The size of the house also allows for large groups to spend together time. We had 14 people staying there and we were not crowded.
The house has nice finishes such as granite countertops and marble fooring. It does however need some TLC. We stayed in the larger of the 2 spaces upstairs and the ice dispenser on our freezer didn't work. The shower had a lot of mold along the caulking and made an odor in the bathroom. The shower drain was also clogged along with the master bath sink. I bought drain cleaner to unclog it, but it didn't really help much. I think a plumber is needed to unclog it. The plug in the master bath tub did not seal so you had to keep the water running in order to take a bath or the water would drain out.
The kitchens are not evenly stocked. Most of the kitchen items were in the downstairs kitchen. Our kitchen only had 4 forks and 2 knives and 4 spoons. The 2nd kitchen upstairs had no dishes or eating utensils. This wan't really a problem for our group staying there because we all knew each other and could take what we needed from the kitchen that had all the items. This would be a problem though if you didn't know the other parties staying at the house. My husband thought there should be a checklist for each kitchen of what dishes, silverware, etc. should be there to avoid the problem of 1 kitchen having most items and the other kitchens sparse.
Besides the TLC this house needs, it was a comfortable place to stay. The location on the beach is awesome; great sunsets! Close & convenient to grocery stores, shopping & restaurants.

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