10/10 Excellent
Esma T.
3 Aug 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Spacious condo in a well run building
Empress is such an impressive beach condo building. Very clean, staff is super friendly, and everything seems to work as expected. The building is laid out that there are 2 elevators for the west and east side of the building so you rarely share an elevator with anyone else and it’s almost like your elevator opens to your condo with only 2 condos in each wing. Parking was very easy while we were here. I also like that everything is on a keypad system (gate access, walkway access, condo access) so people can come and go as needed and no shuffling of keys.
The condo itself is very spacious and decently stocked. We were a group of 6 adults and 1 child and felt like we had plenty of space. There are 2 separate living areas which was nice to spread out. We did have some issues with some broken or non functional items but at the end of the day it didn’t impact our trip too much. The living room tv and remote are impossible to figure out, a couple balcony chairs were broken, the coffee table was broken, and the kitchen didn’t have much from like a Tupperware standpoint. We did do lots of shopping and cooking so left some behind for the next group.
There are 2 balconies here. One facing the ocean and one facing the inner lake/pool. Great views! Again plenty of space to spread out. Everything worked beautifully in the condo including the AC (supposed to keep at 72 which was fine but at night we turned down to 70 because we like to sleep cold and had no issues), showers and water pressure, all the appliances etc. all functioned well. One thing to note is there aren’t a lot of bath towels so definitely bring some or plan on doing laundry frequently.
Yes the decor and style is…unique. But it is clearly someone’s vacation home and they bought to their taste. The furniture etc was very comfortable despite being an outdated unique style.
Overall I would stay here again!
Esma T.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022