63 'Yacht - Como uma casa flutuante! 2Bd + 2Bath + Loft + Cozinha + Jantar

I have used VRBO several times and have had extraordinarily good luck in finding super accommodations.

I was fooled by the good ratings of this listing and the description of the amenities. We discovered that the amenities did not work and the boat was in disrepair. The owner did tell me to say we were friends of his as the other boat owners did not like his previous renters who apparently got drunk and caused problems. I am wonder if his friends did not do the glowing reviews.

1. The owner described the rental as a yacht. It really is an old boat without many amenities with many things not working.

2. The owner listed wi-fi as an amenity. When we got there we called him and he said the wi-fi did not work that well. I could not get it to work the entire time I as there.

3. The owner told us we would have a place to park. When we got to the property he said on this holiday weekend it might fill up and we would have to park at a public parking area 5 blocks away as it was not safe to park on the streets. He suggested using uber and leave our car if we left at night. Luckily we were able to park.

4. The owner listed tv as an amenity. When we got there the owner said the TV in the living room and bedroom do not work. He said they worked only to play dvds but we could not even turn them on so how would be play dvds?. There was one tv in the upper deck that did work as a tv but it would not play dvds.

5. The lock on one of side entrance doors to the boat was broken. So, anyone could just get in the boat just by opening the door. We told the owner and he knew about this. He said maintenance men had to break it open to get into the boat and it was never repaired but he assured us that we were safe. Why didn’t he repair it if he knew about it?

6. The place has very few towels, no wash cloths, no towels in the kitchen to dry dishes.

7. The place was cold at night and there was only one small space heater that we had to carry to different rooms when we needed it. When I put the space heater in the bathroom the electric outlet always came out and I had to replace it whenever I took out the space heater from the plug. There was one sparse comforter on the bed and I had to wear a jacket in the bed to keep warm. There was also no top sheet just the comforter on top.

8. There are few dim light fixtures and a major one just did not work altogether. The fixtures are so dim that it is hard to find a place to read. On one of the light fixture

Boat is really nice and the weather was terrific. The interior is a tad dated but it's in good condition and it was comfortable. There are also two rooms that look to be in the pictures but those were locked up. Internet was also a little slow. There are nicer showers at the marina that we used so those came in handy.

Other than that, the boat was terrific and I thought it was nice that they have someone to meet you there and guide you through parking and operating the boat itself.

We left without staying. The boat smelled horrible stains on carpets everywhere. The porta poty was in a wooden box. Was asked to use the public bathroom very old and small inside blinds would not come down. More than half the light fixtures did not work. No way to secure the boat from the inside. The bedroom looked nothing like the pictures. Could not get the tv to work. The way the boat is tied off the bed was tilted severely downhill. We tried to tuff it out but the smell made us sick. Smelled of old and dirty mixed with a fume smell. There is absolutely not a view completely surrounded by high rise buildings Do NOT recommend renting this property

Boat was dirty outside, and smell inside. Some to be expected, because it is a boat. Things did not work, shower not mounted, TVs generally did not function, no written instructions, msc stuff. One key for three guys was difficult for access, also just one parking pass, which we knew ahead of time. James very concerned about parties on the boat, which is probably the best use of the noat

We had a really great time on board the yacht in Marina del Rey. James was very responsive to communication and the location was fabulous. The cool breezes off the water were great and that end of the marina, while near construction sites, was surprisingly quiet as well. The short walk to the beach and shopping was also appreciated. The watertaxi over the weekend was a great amenity in getting around the marina, and it stops right outside of the yacht.

The listing needs updating/clarification though as the photos are a few years old when there were more accessories that are long gone, leaving the interior looking a bit sparse now. There's also photos of a "study" we didn't have access to. The many entertainment and lighting options mentioned for the boat were non existent. We managed to get just a few of the lights actually operating and none of the LED. None of the many speakers were apparently hooked up to anything and there was no basic instruction manual for the boat explaining how to turn lights or TVs on, which remotes do what, etc. or how to connect the dangling wires everywhere. It was a guessing game until we gave up and just used a basic overhead light we found in each room. The Yacht clearly needs a simple handbook for itself explaining how everything works, how to get hot water and where to find the other amenities listed.

The bed linens and towels were extremely nice and the two bedroom's beds were

very comfortable. The other single "sofa beds" were great for our nieces to use in the upstairs room, but I wouldn't sleep adults there.

Water pressure for the showers was so low, we used the shower block in the marina.

Dining was delightful as we hauled the portable table and deck chairs to the top of the boat and had all of our meals there in the open air. Sunrise over the marina is lovely.

There were many other options listed as amenities for the boat that also were listed but not there (&that if removed from the listing, we wouldn't have even cared about, but since they were, we were looking for them) such as: pool, sauna, kayak, large cooler, beach towels, motorboat, fitness room/equipment.

So overall all, with a little TLC in the cleaning of the exterior of the windows, repairing the torn window screens and detailing the interior surfaces, some soft furnishings put back and the electronics / sound systems sorted out as functional items, I'd highly recommend renting this for an L.A. trip. We'd certainly visit again