PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN TOWELS, BLANKETS & BEACH CHAIRS FOR BEACH USE.

A Loafer’s Paradise is our personal family vacation home. We have left many personal condiments in the kitchen and welcome our guests to use them. However, we do ask that you replace what you use. Also, if you use the propane BBQ, please refill the tank before you depart so that it is available for the next guest.  We are NOT responsible for refilling the tank for our guests.

2. What if we are arriving after your office is closed, how to we get our keys?

No problem! The management company we use in Seaside will have your name and the dates of your reservation. You will be able to obtain a set of keys from them once you arrive in Seaside. If you arrive after hours, they have “lockboxes” at their office and will arrange for a lockbox with your keys.

3. What happens if we have more guests and/or  cars than what is allowed at the home we have rented?

That is a problem. We are governed by the City and they have licensed each home for a maximum number of guests and vehicles at any one given time. And yes, they do watch vacation rentals closely!

~ With regards to vehicles – you will need to plan ahead and make other arrangements for additional vehicles; we cannot allow more than what the home is licensed for – period.

~ With regards to additional guests – again, we are governed by the City, if you over-occupy a home it puts the license of the vacation rental at jeopardy. There are vacation homes that can accommodate larger groups and/or are located nearby; you might consider renting multiple homes as necessary to accommodate your party. The City considers anyone over 3 years of age as a person to be factored into your overall guest count; if you have children under that age – they do not count into the “occupancy” number set for the home.

4. Your house is not pet friendly . . . we have the most precious little 2 lb., adult dog, that is very well mannered, goes EVERYWHERE with us and you won’t even know he’s been there – can we bring him?

Sorry. But our home is NOT pet friendly – this is usually not a negotiable conversation, although a few exceptions have been made from time to time with a substantial non-refundable security deposit.  We love pets and bring our small dog to this house. However, there are many reasons why our home IS NOT pet friendly. Although our dog does not shed and you will not notice any sign that he has ever been in the house, if you  are ALLERGIC to animals, you might want to consider another home.

5. If we clean the vacation rental before leaving – can we have our Cleaning Fee refunded?

Our cleaning fees are non- refundable, that is our policy. We have a cleaning crew that has a very detailed and specific list of cleaning items they address which is much more than you would want to be responsible for doing. Although we do ask some minimal things for you to do before leaving, we doubt you want to spend your last day in the home scrubbing floors, toilets, vacuuming, dusting, restocking, etc. Thus, we do not have a refundable cleaning fee.

6. The actual bed layout in all four bedrooms only accommodates 10 adults while the maximum occupancy states 12 – why is that?

As we mentioned earlier – the City licenses each home for a “maximum number of guests” allowed to occupy each home. Although the bedroom bed layout is set at 10, there is a queen sofa sleeper in the family room which can be used to accommodate 12.

7. What is the “Security Deposit” and how will I know if I’m being charged?

The “Security Deposit” is to cover excessive cleaning, damage and/or missing items. We hold your security deposit in the event we discover one of these areas has a problem following your departure. You will be notified if there is going to be an extra charge. Please understand – we are in the business of “selling fun” and having to charge you for excessive cleaning, damage or missing items “is not fun”! However, there have been occasions where a guest has broken an item that we need to replace and must charge that guest. We understand that accidents happen and hope that you understand that someone has to pay to replace the broken item. To ensure that each guest has the use of all the items we intended to provide, a complete inventory check is performed after each departure and any missing items are replaced. We expect that you will treat our vacation home with the same respect and care as though it were your own. If you leave the home a “mess”, we will be forced to charge you for “excessive cleaning” i.e. we know how long it takes to clean each home and if the home you rented normally takes 4 hours, but with the condition you left it – it takes 7 hours – we consider that “excessive”.