Managing vacation rental at the beach

[Adrian Reyes]

Hello everyone, 

I manage a short/long-term rental at the beach here at South Padre Island,TX a well known, tourist attracting island in South Texas. It is a lovely 2 unit beach home featuring a little over 1100 Sq.Ft. of living space per unit and a cozy 2 bed 2 bath. I have been managing this gorgeous home for about 1 year and a half now and have ran into plenty of minor inconveniences concerning guests checking in and out which is expected, but one issue I have dealt with a number of times is tampering with the A/C thermostat. Sometimes I have had guests lower the setting all the way down to 64 degrees complaining that the unit is too hot and in reaction to this the air conditioner will freeze up. My question is; What are some good "smart thermostat" recommendations? I've done some research myself but thought I'd get some advice from the bigger pockets community. My goal is to minimize the tampering of the thermostat and avoid having to repair the A/C.  Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you  

[Paul Sandhu]

Put up a little sign by the thermostat that explains that running the air conditioner at a low temperature in a humid environment will cause any central air unit to freeze.  No repairman or superman can change the laws of nature.  If the tenant freezes it up, they have to wait for the ice to thaw around the fins.