Sextant Villa Bella Private Pool Near South Beach Reviews

I came here with 9 of my friends for a chill and relaxing spring break. We arrived and were met with a terrible experience. We were forced to stay for one night before we could leave early and try to get a refund. We booked a different place as soon as we arrived, it was that bad. Here's the list of things that went badly: ● Broken window in the dining room ● Absolutely no furniture in the front room ● Refrigerator does not work, there is no filtered or ice ● the kitchen is unfinished contained moldy dishes ● Mold found on the ceiling in the bathroom ● No beach towels, although it was listed as having 12 ● Photos showed there was an outdoor shower, but there is not one ● electrical wiring hanging down in back patio ● misrepresented furniture in all rooms including missing rugs and lamps ● Misrepresented outdoor furniture in the back patio and around the pool. ● upon entering the house, the floors were not entirely cleaned we found the front bedroom and kitchen had sticky floors ● The fencing in the pool area is not as pictured appears rusted ● The light switch in the front bedroom does not work ● Alarm system does not work ● Stray cats and ducks in front yard ● no throw pillows or blankets in living room ● Advertised as having 5 bedrooms, but there is only 4 bedrooms and no office, therefore does not sleep 12 guests ● smells like sewage ● Handy man was present upon arrival ALSO, the beds had human hair all over them as if not washed after previous guests left.

Perfect location, easy to get around the busy Miami traffic.

The house was very fitting...location was great. Two areas of concern but not a show-stopper... 2nd bedroom are [from front of house] water pressure very low & side water sprays did not work. Second concern...in the dining are and bar top...there is a loose/uneven floor board...created a 'tripping hazard'. Thank you for your hospitality.

Location and rental were great. Host was very responsive and helpful! Thanks for a great stay!

Pros: Easy check in and check out process. Awesome place for large groups. Definitely a great place to stay for short trips. Bathrooms have shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel available. Laundry available. Plenty of towels. Enough beds to accommodate 10-12 people. Central AC is a life saver in that heat!! Cons: There are some damages on the flooring, one bathroom does not have a door, other bathroom has a see through door, pool is not clean, TV does not work, hand soap/dish soap dispensers doesn’t work.

We were all very disappointed when seeing this property as compared to the pictures. The neighborhood is dirty. there is a vacant place next door that looks like a crack house. Ducks walking around pooping all over, also cats walking around the yard and once there was an opossum by the pool. The pool was not clean. The hot tub worked sometimes and not at all at times. Had to call on both of those. Sometimes the jets worked and sometimes not. It wouldn't stay hot. No one ever came to clean it. The gas grill did not work. Someone came to fix it but still only 3 out of 4 burners worked and it would only start with using a lighter which they didn't provide. No utensil for flipping burgers. They said they would bring one and did not. my husband ended up burning his hand trying to cook on that The first time .The floors are uneven as if they are warped in the living room. And different levels from room to room. One person twisted their ankle! All the bathrooms are in bedrooms with no access to a bathroom without going through someone's bedroom. One bathroom has a glass door. The gate never locked. They said parts were on order. Upon arrival the front door would not lock. They had to come and fix that. The only two good points in my opinion were the deck with two large tables so we could all eat together out there. And walking distance down to the Bay for sunrise. Although the area is not the cleanest to walk through. Planes fly over every few minutes so it's very loud. If I had seen this in person prior to booking there is no way I would have booked it. This was my first time using vrbo and my last because of this experience. I would not trust the way things are represented.

Great place!!

A very easy check-in process and had tons of space for the group that we had. All the beds were extremely comfortable and the water/AC/wi-fi was great throughout. The kitchen didn't have a ton of equipment but there's plenty of great restaurants nearby to get food! Would stay here again.

Overall, we had a really nice experience at this property. It was cozy and clean and had plenty of room for our group. Kitchen had pretty much everything we needed and we LOVED the dining room wall covered in palm leaf patterned wallpaper. This property is a really nice and central location from the airport, to the beach, to the restaurants and bars on South Beach not taking more than 15ish minutes to get to and from each. We had some trouble getting all the burners on the grill to turn on. We made it work with about half the grill but this should be looked at for future groups. My only really complaint is that during our stay the gate at the end of the driveway did not and because of safety reasons, we reached out to have it looked at. Though it was really easy to get in contact with someone at Sextant and despite them letting us know someone would be out the next day, no one ever came out to check the gate or follow up with us.

Great property, great location, great property manager! Took a small girls at the beginning of April and this house was what we needed! Plenty of room and we enjoyed the hot tub, pool and outdoor dining!