We stayed in this beach cottage the week following Labor Day, 2026. We booked it from Tuesday till Saturday, September 8-12, 2026The weather was extremely hot, in the 90s with very high humidity, which we recognize is beyond the control of the owner. However, there is no air conditioning, which they do not mention on their site, and although the manager brought us two fans, there are also no screen on the windows or doors, which meant there were bugs and sand (which blew in at high tide) in the cottage. In addition to the bugs that flew in, there were ants in the sofa and in the bathroom. The shades on the windows, which might have helped with the heat from the sun, are broken and do not operate properly and so we couldn’t even utilize them to keep some of the heat out. The cottage has been painted over the decades but not really kept in good condition. The original oak wood floors are in need of refinishing as half of the finish is goneThe chairs at the dining table have been repaired but are still rickety and one of the chairs we sat in, swayed considerably and almost collapsedThere is also no dishwasher and many of the dishes were dirty when we took them out of the cupboards and drawersAll in all, it became intolerable and we had to leave a day earlier on Friday rather than Saturday This is an expensive cottage at the beach and really does not meet the standards that we have come to expect as VRBO members