To our amazement, the condo not only has a powerful and effective air conditioner, it also has a smart thermostat.
My wife and I planned an amazing trip to the coast for our fifth wedding anniversary. This was going to be our first extended vacation since our honeymoon so we decided to rent a condo at a weekly rate. This would not only save us a fortune by avoiding large hotel fees, but it would also give us a luxurious beach condominium to stay in for two weeks. We were both extremely excited for our anniversary vacation that it was hard to get through the few weeks leading up to the trip. Aside from celebrating our anniversary, we were both excited to see the ocean for the first time ever. My wife had dreamed of this day since she was a child and first saw people laughing and jumping at the beach in various movies. I got to see a large aquarium during a field trip in the seventh grade and have desperately wanted to see and swim in the ocean ever since. Despite our shared excitement, we were traveling during the hottest period of the year and knew to expect a higher heat index than what was normal for us. In that sense, we were hoping the rental would at least have an effective air conditioner installed to keep us cool in between daily trips to the water. Not wanting to have false expectations, we resigned ourselves to expect sub standard air conditioning on the off chance that it was. To our amazement, the condo not only has a powerful and effective air conditioner, it also has a smart thermostat. The property manager taught us how to download and connect to the app that controls the thermostat remotely. That meant that we could lower the temperature in the condo before even leaving the beach, so that we would come back to a cool and comfortable environment. If we wanted to adjust the temperature in the morning without having to jump out of bed, the smart thermostat allowed this too. I think that we will get a smart thermostat when we get a new a/c in a few years.