I had a wonderful stay in this apartment for a month! View at the ocean from the living room is astonishing.
Apartment is not that big, but spacious enough and sparkling clean.
As for the appliences and kitchen utensils there is everything you need and even more!
Swimming pool is very spacious and again with a great ocean view. Unfortunately, on weekends when lots of people come over, pool becomes not that clean and very noisy.
Shopping mall is about 20 min walk or $1.5 by taxi. Choice is poor and prices are 2-4 times of what it cost in Europe, by hey, it's Ecuador! Fish market in Libertad (just 10 min drive) is therefore recommended (you can buy there fruits and vegetables too).
In the area around (apart from the beach) there is not much to see. Too little green and too much construction sites. It seemed safe though, didn't have problems even walking "home" after dark.
Getting to Salinas center is very easy. Just walk 10 min to the main avenue and waive to one of the buses passing by! Price is a bargain: 25 cent; taxi would cost you $3-4.
Beach is tricky. Sometimes waves wash off the sand and then all the sharp rocks are coming out! Few months ago beach just in front of the building was perfectly fine for swimming, but no more after El Nino. You can walk though just 50 meters to the left - it's all sand and no rocks in the water.
There are quite few foreigners living in the buidling, including very nice American couple across the hall, we became friends during my stay.
Carlene and Bill (apartment owners) were very helpful: arranged my pick-up from the airport, were immediately responding to my emails and giving all kind of advices.
I would totally recommend this property!
