We had a wonderful family trip and really enjoyed being together at the ocean. The house is in a quiet, private setting with beautiful ocean views from the living room, dining area and breakfast table. The kitchen was very well equipped, with plenty of dishes, cookware and utensils, and we appreciated having lots of towels, good Wi-Fi, a washer and dryer, and the hot tub. The Belgian waffle maker was a fun surprise—bring waffle ingredients! The management company was also very responsive whenever we contacted them.There are a few things I wish I had understood more clearly before booking. The house is more rustic and showing its age more than I expected from the photos, and some areas could have been more thoroughly cleaned.More importantly, anyone booking with older family members or mobility concerns should be aware of the layout. There are three steps inside the house that have to be navigated regularly. The private beach access is lovely for anyone comfortable with steep stairs, and the beach itself was beautiful and uncrowded. However, the photos show the easier upper portion of the beach stairs and not the much steeper, deeper lower section, where there is currently no handrail. My mother had recently had a knee replacement and was unable to use the beach access at all.The upstairs sleeping arrangement is also important to understand. One of the beds is on an open landing rather than in a private bedroom. There is no door separating that sleeping area from the sta