We had an amazing time at Rick's place. It was stunningly beautiful, everything exactly as described in the listing, beyond expectations. There are two community pools with amazing views of the bay as well as the private, in suite pool in the house, which came in really handy on those hot Zihua days. :)
There is a pool guy and a housekeeper who come while you're there. At first I wasn't sure how I (or my family) would feel about having people coming and going while we were there, but it turned out to be REALLY nice! :)
The hill to get up to the house from the beach is pretty intense if you're not an active person or have mobility issues, but you can get a taxi to bring you up for $60 pesos (approximately $3 USD) from the beach. This is the new minimum since the listing I believe, but all of the taxi prices have gone up in Zihua as of Dec 15th, 2022. Still completely worth it after a long day at the beach, but adds up if you have a family of 5 coming and going throughout the week.
The location was great! It's about a 5-10 minute walk to La Ropa beach, which is arguably the nicest beach in Zihua. Directly down the hill we were able to catch a combi into town for only $13 pesos. We did this a lot. It's a great way to learn your way around town and it's more local experience.
Two things I would note: there are ants really bad. You can't leave anything out on the counter. We put everything in fridge and it was fine. I also live in Zihua, so I understand critters and insects, but this was not that. I would recommend an exterminator, but some people don't like those chemicals in their house. So maybe a more holistic alternative if that's the case, but the ants were really bad. Still though, don't let that deter you from this amazing place in paradise. Just put your food in the fridge-- even tortillas or bread. :)
One other thing; after I booked the host mentioned that he may have to change one night. We discussed it and it worked out fine that he didn't have to do that, but given we are in peak season here and my family was flying all the way from the U.S., I was nervous about it the entire time. It would have been better to not even mention it because, like I said, I was worried up until check out that it could still happen. I suspect that's not something that would happen again though, or that you would have to worry about if you book this place. Aside from that, the trip was absolutely fantastic! We can't say enough good about the place!