we had mice in the house, the internet was not good and one of the bathrooms the toilet was not working properly, we ran out of water the good thing was more water was provided

Enjoyed every minute of this stay! Loved the property!

Whale of a Tale is a beautiful house, right on the beach. We have stayed here before and loved this house, so we returned this year, even though we were charged a full five day payment when the owner's strict cancellation policy would not let us postpone a visit to Rocky Point during the pandemic. We enjoyed our return visit this year, with a few caveats. There was only one trash bag in the kitchen, no paper towels, and no broom. Oceano, the local management company, did provide us with a broom and a few trash bags. The other problem we had was that one of the refrigerator door shelves was not fastened properly when we arrived, so we lost a bottle of wine and two bottles of salad dressing when the shelf fell out of the refrigerator. On the other hand, it is a lovely home, and generally well maintained.

House is awesome, views from patio are wonderful, location on beach could not have been better. Bring your own bottled water because the filtered water in kitchen and fridge do not work. downstairs and bedrooms windows were dirty inside and out, all window shades were filthy, loads of dust everywhere.

This was our second visit here. We very much enjoy this home and its proximity to the water and the fish market shopping and dining area. We lost power for a few hours but spent the time on the deck with a full moon for light. It was beautiful! We are already planning another trip next month.

The pictures do no justice! When we first walked in we were amazed at the size and the view of this property. It had a relaxing energy and loved how beautifully they designed the place. The ceilings with the dome light and bricks were a great touch. It was literally steps to the beach. The A/C and ceiling fans worked great and all kitchen amenities were included so it was very convenient. Each bedroom has its own huge bathroom and there was an outdoor shower to rinse off the sand after the beach! The driveway was gated so we felt secure leaving our cars on the property. We were all very happy with this property! We will definitely book here again when we’re back in Puerto Penasco.

The home was significantly more beautiful in person than as advertised, exploring the tide pools was equally exciting… I only wish we could have stayed longer.

Everything was good. Only thing was they wanted all of us to have rist bands and they charged me an additional $75 a night for the 9th person which was my 5 year old son.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Had an excellent time - this is our second time renting Whale of a Tale in a month - both times coming with friends. Kids had a wonderful time and parents had an even better time. Well stocked and well run property.

Very clean and gorgeous house

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: If you fart to loud here you will probably get a call from Oceano threatening to charge you $1500. TONS of things made this place my worst vacation to RP in the HUNDREDS of times I have been there. Yes, hundreds. I think what chapped me the most was the micromanage and cameras everywhere. I have nothing to hide, no one partying or drinking, But when they want to put a bracelet on you to monitor you through cameras to make sure no extra people are there and you are acting properly. . We had 6 adults and 3 kids. Huge place can accommodate 10-12 easily. Got harassed and threatened our whole trip for ONE EXTRA KID! REALLY ? spend $2000 for 3 days to have them call you multiple times a day, stopping by telling you what you can do, where you can and can't park your things, and have not one extra person there. We had other family staying at a house a few blocks away. They never even saw the inside of the house for fear we would be overcharged for people staying there. I get it . They probably have a lot of party people that abuse the rules. But to try to cherry pick and LOOK for a way to charge you an extra buck is just not right. Not sure if it is more the oceano rental company or the owners but either way HORRIBLE way to manage and treat a customer.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Have stayed at this home before. It sits right in the beach and has great views and a outstanding deck. The home appears to be freshly painted and was extremely clean and neat. We’ll be back!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Have stayed at this home before. It sits right in the beach and has great views and a outstanding deck. The home appears to be freshly painted and was extremely clean and neat. We’ll be back!

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was more than happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Family, Friends and I had a great time. For most of us, this was the first time in Rocky Pointe, others it was the first time in Mexico. Everyone had such a good time in fact that they were already looking to plan their next time to Rocky Pointe and other friends are wanting to go as well. Thank you.

Rating Details:The property manager was adequately helpful.The vacation rental was very clean.I was very happy with the location.I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental.Reviewer Comments:The home and location are amazing. The house is well kept and clean. When we checked in we were informed that we could not have any company and they have cameras installed. If I would have known this ahead of time I would not have stayed there. The reason for our 3-4 trips to Rocky Point a year is because I have family there and the fact that I could not have them over was very disappointing. They said they tried calling me ahead of time to inform me but I never received a call and if they did they should have left a message for something so important. By the time we arrived we could not change our mind the rental was paid and there was no where to go. This information should be posted on the webpage before you make a payment or arrive.

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The home and location are amazing. The house is well kept and clean. When we checked in we were informed that we could not have any company and they have cameras installed. If I would have known this ahead of time I would not have stayed there. The reason for our 3-4 trips to Rocky Point a year is because I have family there and the fact that I could not have them over was very disappointing. They said they tried calling me ahead of time to inform me but I never received a call and if they did they should have left a message for something so important. By the time we arrived we could not change our mind the rental was paid and there was no where to go. This information should be posted on the webpage before you make a payment or arrive.

My husband and I were celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary. The house was beautiful. Quiet, private, and right on the beach. Our stay was peaceful, relaxing, and so much fun.

Rating Details:The property manager was very helpful.The vacation rental was spotless.I was very happy with the location.I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental.Overall, I recommend this vacation rental.Reviewer Comments:The home needs updating but was nice. It should not be advertised as a 4 bedroom as the hide-a-bed is bent and not fit to sleep on. All other bedrooms were fine. The location was great.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The home is stunning from the time you walk in the front door and look out the full front wall of glass that over looks the sandy beach with the beautiful Sea of Cortez as the back drop it will take your breath away. You can tell that the owner takes great pride in this home from the wonderful condition inside and out it makes you feel like your are in a private compound. The property was very clean and the owner/ property managers could not of been easier to work with. The people of Las Conchas were friendly and out going we had a large group of people that had never traveled outside of the US and since we have returned home all they can talk about is going back.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Check-in was easy. Walking through the front door and seeing that view took my breath away. We had a great visit from start to finish. No problems whatsoever. The house is clean, comfortable, and well stocked with all necessities. I highly recommend this rental. All 6 of us are ready to go back.

Awesome! Very clean and comfortable.

WOW!! What a place. This was like renting our own private beach. From the time you walk in the front door and look out the large glass wall of windows at the beautiful Sea of Cortez it is breath taking. The home owner has gone above and beyond on the interior and exterior of the home its drop dead gorgeous. We could not have picked a better home and we all had a whale of a time. Thanks again!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The house is very special. It sits on it's own beach and has access directly to the beach. The house is big and easily accommodated the group. It has everything you need and really had no issues.

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We showed up to find out that a water pipe was broken and had to be fixed. We allowed 2 workers to come in and discovered that $440.00 and a pair of sunglasses were taken. When we brought it to the owners attention he said he would review the cameras and blamed it on a "massage person" from the beach even though all the doors were locked. The broken water pipe issue had to be addressed again the following day when the garage was flooding and workers came back out again. What was our compensation from Frank the owner for being without water for over a day and being robbed??....$100. This place is a joke and I wouldn't rent from these people ever!! It's dated and the 4th bedroom is a pull out couch. RUN!!!!

We showed up to find that there was a water leak and the water had to be shut off. They sent over 2 workers to fix the issue. Once they left we discovered that $440.00 and a pair of sunglasses had been taken. We contacted the owner and he said a "massage person" from the beach might have done it. Problem is all the doors were locked and the only people with access was us and their workers. The next day the water pipe was gushing water out the garage so we called again. What was our compensation for having no running water for the better part of the first day and being robbed??....$100.00 Frank the owner thought this was a fair compensation. The home is dated and the fourth bedroom is a pull out couch. If you are reading this rent another home!! This one is not what it's cracked up to be.

When you walk in the door, that view is everything. The rooms are spread out nice, the kitches is huge, the balcony is great with plenty of chairs and a gas grill. The walk to the beach was a little longer than we liked but thats ne nitpicking. Loved this house. Wifi worked great fyi.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We stayed 5 days the last week in June. I loved the house. Renting was very simple and the staff at Oceano couldn't have been more pleasant. We had 8 people, and the 4 bedroom was perfect. My teenage granddaughter loved having the downstairs space to herself. (The pullout couch was not too comfortable, but can be easily fixed with one of the many quilts for cushioning). The front bedroom never had water pressure or hot water. That may be something to have looked at for future guests. It worked out, as we shared. I would have been happy to mop the floor, but there was no mop, after five days of traffic. Another disappointment was no access to a washer/dryer. Fortunately, I asked prior to renting, so we came prepared, but it would be a nice feature for extended stays. The location to the beach was perfect. Just far enough away to avoid any beach goers and plenty of privacy. I'm disappointed that Las Conchas is now a public beach area. It always offered that unique private vacation experience. We did have a constant flow of people walking down to the beach from the side of the property and parking their cars in front of the house. The guard house is gone, and just one security person sits off to the side. I'm really hoping the homeowners can take a stand on this in the future. We would love to come back to Whale of a Tale. We made some great family memories here. It was the perfect getaway.

Family was so happy with the location and view from this house. Enjoyed every minute of our stay!

Rating Details: The property manager was very unhelpful. The vacation rental was very dirty. I was very unhappy with the location. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was the worst experience ever. Only stay here if you don't mind being watched on camera by the owner and you want to wear a wristband while you are there so the owner can more easily see you on camera. I would have never have agreed to renting this property if I would have known I was being watched day in day out. I was also told when picking up the keys the owner is very particular and gets very angry if you don't wear the wristband even toddlers need to wear it. Why would anyone ever want to go on vacation to stay at a place that is recording your every move. I felt so uncomfortable staying at this place and would have cancelled if it was just me but my family friend was meeting me there and everything else was booked because I did ask for another location after hearing we were being recorded.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Most everything was great. Very Clean and easy to get keys. Two items - Upper east door handle is broken so we did not use it - also A/C in lower level was not cooling very well. It was very hot outside that is to be expected be thought. Would rent it again in cooler season.

Rating Details: The property manager was somewhat unhelpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was happy with the location. I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: At check in we had to wait for the key to be delivered to Oceano office. This is a beautiful house, with phenomenal views! Although great views from all the windows, EVERY SINGLE window, door, and even the roof leaked after it rained. The house flooded, and there was no mop for us to clean it. We had to use every towel in the house(and our beach towels) to stop water from coming in, and to mop what had already entered. We had to sweep water off the balcony, because it was pouring into the home. Leak over kitchen counter ruined some of our food, and we had no clean towels for the rest of our trip(no access to laundry). There is a restroom sized trash can for your trash, so bring lots of your own trash bags. Electricity went out almost 3 hours before we were to check out, so we had to clean and pack with no air flow, and we couldn't make breakfast since the stove is electric. When we told Oceano of the problems we had, they did not offer any reimbursement or discounts.Overall the house is gorgeous, but a number of inconveniences made it not worth the price we paid.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Beautiful house and loved that every bedroom had its own bathroom. Beautiful view from upstairs of the water. Downside is no access to the beach from the upstairs balcony, but inside stairs are easily accessed.