Seaside Vacation Rentals by Meredith Lodging

"The front door bolt was rusted and inoperable, so we were unable to enter the home, had to lurk around in the dark and come in the basement door. This was one of the houses we rented, it was terrible, it smelled of urine and mold. There was a rug that had urine on it, that somehow was missed during the cleaning process. This was our second bad experience with Meredith lodging and we will not use them again. When asking for a refund we were denied and had to spend more money on a different home the next day. Terrible customer service, not clean, we do not recommend, at all, ever. Don't use this company!!"

"Cross posting-If you own a short term rental, DO NOT expect top dollar on your rental revenue. I am a property manager and stayed at a property managed by Meredith. Please read guest reviews who have stayed at the homes she manages before you sign a management contract - slow responses, can’t get access to the home, dirty, slow/no customer service, unprofessional, etc etc. Vacasa, Seaside or another professional management company with top notch customer service. Among many other issues, I couldn’t get access to a home I spent $900/night to rent hours after check in-after traveling ALL DAY wirh my kids and no one answered the emergency number. My kids are laying in the yard starving and crying because they are so tired. (Sadly, I later read reviews that this happens all the time to her guests). In desperation I googled the owners number (Meredith) and called her to get access. She finally got me into the home at 7:30pm-check in was at 4:00! The home was in horrible shape and very dirty - I sent her photos of the issues the next day (random dirty clothes left on the dresser, the carpets had trash on them, dirty plates, holes in rugs/tripping hazards). Her staff called me and told me it was inappropriate to call the owner of the company when the staff didn’t answer the 912 number to get me access HOURS after I should have been in. What kind of customer service based owner would allow that to happen to a guest?I can’t imagine ever telling a guest not to bother me and calling them “inappropriate” for doing so:..I wouldn’t let her/her staff manage any of my homes and risk finding out."

"Beware! I had to cancel my beach house reservation 10 months prior to our booking and was only refunded 70%. This taught me to always be aware of cancelation policies, however being charged hundreds of dollars to cancel a reservation 10 months in advance is ridiculous! I won't use this company again."

"Things that were great: lots of beds, space, fire pit, dining room, cookware, hot water in showers, heater. Location! 5 minute walk to coffee, restaurant, a few shops & 10 minute walk to the ocean shore. Things that were good but not great: hot tub was not clean, didn't have enough water in it, and was not hot enough (the sensor may be broken). Cookware was jenky : burned pans, shabby cutting boards, and no Tupperware for food storage... Looked like they bought a bunch of thrift store stuff to fill their kitchen. There was no complimentary tea or coffee. Things that were not good: the rugs in the living room are peeled up tripping hazards, the coffee table is very unstable, the locks on the doors are outdated and flimsy (didn't feel very safe with the front door that had clearly been kicked in at some point). A wooden board in the front bathroom fell off the wall with no provocation, the same bathroom's shower had poor water pressure. The game cupboard was a mess and most of the games are incomplete and cannot be played. Generally not the cleanest and the owners clearly don't care for the home."

"WARNING! This is the sort of organization that has infiltrated our communities to the detriment of us all! To think that housing prices and opportunities are rapidly decreasing for all of us and in exchange we get below the bare minimum of amenities and service. This company charged me full price for a reservation I canceled due to Covid. They also asked me to go out and get an official test to prove that I had Covid despite the fact that I was sick and potential infection risk for others. They failed to mention that in doing so would still entitle me to zero consideration. They even charged me the cleaning fees for a reservation that remained empty and could have easily been relet."