Great week of weather and low crowds. Villa had everything we needed. Clean, well furnished, great location, and the golf carts were in excellent shape. South beach access was less than a minute by cart and South Beach was virtually empty the whole week. Would stay here again.

Great location - especially with young children as it's so close to the BHI Club/pool and beach! The decor and set up at the house were adorable and perfect for our family. We definitely recommend Summer Down!

Listing states freshly painted. The place is in need of a major Paint job, walls are beat up. Also couch and comforters have stains. Location is good.

Great location on the island! Villa was well stocked and great views from upstairs balcony. Plenty of room for everyone

Over 20 years staying at BHI. I finally rented one of the Villa’s. Great spot.

The pictures were lovely, the real thing was the basic product of a slum lord! The overall feel of the place was dirty. The floors had not been mopped or swept. There was a black mold looking substance on the ceiling in the living room. Several outlets had no covers and the front door, wall on the inside and staircase either had peeling paint or a burn pattern! The screen on the upstairs patio had been ripped away and never repaired. The thermostat was set to ice age numbers and would only come up for a short time when moved to a more comfortable numbers. We had to call Spectrum to get the television to come on since instructions were sketchy at best. There were two golf carts to use but one was rusted out and was not holding a charge until we called maintenance to look at it. I called BHI Services and gave them a list of things that needed repairs, suggested to them that the place should not be rented again until those repairs were made and that we should get a rebate on the thousands we had paid to rent the place for the week. BHI said they would send a work crew and cleaning crew over right then to redo the house and I said we are just getting in, so not now. That was the last I heard from them unless we called them directly. I did receive $300 credited back to my credit card. The poor condition of the house set the tone for a very bad week for me and I will never return to that island for a vacation. We booked in January for this August trip and I noted that really bad reviews started coming in in July of this year much saying the same thing I just did. I would advise anyone looking for a place on the island to see if they can find out when the pictures of a place were taken before booking it, because what we got was a very poor substitute for those pictures. I have booked many homes in many places in the US and usually there are owners who introduce themselves in writing to you and with whom you can converse if needed. No one was listed on this house and from that I am thinking some company owns it and thinks they have a cash cow that they have milked dry!

The inside of the villa was dirty and run down. The outside was not much better with broken screens and loose rusty nails. We saw several cockroaches during our stay and the couches were stained. Generally, this property appears to need much cleaning and updating before it is fit to rent at the current price. On a positive note, the property managers were wonderfully efficient and responded almost immediately to requests.

We’ve stayed in the Villas now for 3 years and love the location. This Villa unfortunately was not only furnished with shabby, old furniture and appliances, but several outlets sparked when we plugged in devices, nails were sticking up from the deck, pictures fell off the walls because of old, rusty hooks, and we had cockroaches. All in all, there are many Villas out there that are cleaner, better apportioned and generally safer for families. Don’t waste your money.