tldr: For the price point, I don't think this house delivers.
A couple notes for folks trying to decide if this is a fit for you:
-My wife and I were the only ones using it; felt like if there was one other couple with whom we are close it could work, but that's it.
-Kitchen had everything we needed for food prep, but we kept it simple
-Layout is nice - everything is close and you feel connected to others in the house. With a larger group (i.e. 2 more people) it might feel tight - very tight around dining table.
-The interior spaces, amenities, furnishings, finishes, upkeep simply do not match the price point. Dirty stairs carpet; bathroom tub needs to be refinished; Pool furniture much less in quality and quantity than posted in picture, dining table chairs very worn and seats broken down, lots of cracked tiles in kitchen, etc.
-YES - it's in a beautiful location; lovely to look out the windows at the gulf.
-YES - it's a cute house
-"SUNSET" - well, sort of. You are on the Gulf, facing NW - so when the sun goes down it's well off to your left. If you are anywhere on the ground of the property, you can't see the actual sun because of the docks/shore stations to your West. You can walk to the end of the dock at this property, but it's a very narrow dock. But yes, technically you can see the sunset from this property (note that this will shift depending on time of year)
-POOL - Very nice; we bought the "heat pkg" and I recommend it (again, in February) And when it was cool, I text Vacasa and they were on it very quickly. It's a really nice pool. Pool furniture - not so much. (pics of pool furniture VERY inaccurate as of this writing - 2/25/24) and we had to ask for help with that, still didn't get "nicer" furniture)
-(Pics gap- no fire ring; no umbrella by the water front; only 2 pool chairs & they were white plastic, both with white dust film and one badly cracked)
-Under House - really nice area under house; we hung out there a bit in rain; Note - as this is water front, if there's strong wind, you will feel it - see "heat pkg" for pool in Feb)
-Nice bathroom in "under house" area; Laundry area great
Kayaks small, life jackets minimal and not for kayaking; SUP w/no paddle
In Sum:
-We had a good vacation (and are generally happy, positive people)
-Vacasa folks were helpful, as much as they could be; responsive, nice; the maintenance guy onsite - 2x - was simply FANTASTIC, super helpful; really wanted to help and solve
-The "rub" was the price point vs what you actually got; We have used Vacasa/VRBO a lot - and have had nicer properties - so this wasn't "sticker shock" and, in spite of how this reads, we aren't all that fussy - but there should be a stronger relationship between what you pay and what you get.