We stayed at Sea Ranch for 5 days in early August 2018 in an oceanfront condo. We booked through this site and while we read that the photos online are not necessarily the condo you will be assigned upon check-in, we expected at least a condo that was comparable to the photos online. We checked in, went to our assigned condo, and were immediately disappointed. We were hit by a musty smell when we entered and the condo was dirty-- despite the ad online that said "recently renovated", the bedroom carpet was horribly worn and stained, the ceilings were flaking, the kitchen cabinets were stained/streaked (with grease/food?), and there were flies all over the place. I complained to the front desk, saying that we were so disappointed for the astronomical price we paid for the condo (five hundred a night) and were assigned to a different condo (1 floor up). We entered, and thankfully there was no smell, but there were plenty of issues. The kitchen cabinets were still stained (with food?), there were fingerprints all over every window, there were black greasy hand prints on the back door and bathroom walls, the ceiling finish was peeling off, there were hundreds of bugs in the dining room light fixture, there was rust in the freezer, dirty ice in the ice bucket in the freezer, rust spots on the front/side of the fridge, pink mold on the floor of the shower, mold in the ice bucket, dark stains on the white bed spread in the master bedroom, and neither bathroom fan worked... I took photos of all of this. Now, I will say that the view was beautiful-- the condo is directly on the water and the balconies off the living room and master bedroom were lovely. But the place looks (and feels) like a motel that's been converted into condos (was built in 1960s). For much less $, you could get a nicer hotel room on the ocean. I looked at reviews of the Sea Ranch before booking, and saw nothing but good reviews (through this site). But now, searching several other travel sites we are seeing tons of reviews that echo our bad experience. Please beware. It's a ton of money for an outdated, unclean, uncomfortable, run-down "motel room".
