I’ll start with the positives. Really loved the rental unit, lots of space for a great value! Large bedrooms, comfortable living room, nice decks! Pool view from deck, very short walk to beach. It could use a lil TLC and a grill on that deck, but overall loved the unit!
2 big negatives that I want to identify to help renters with expectations. These aren’t the owners fault. Don’t expect early checkin. I didn’t appreciate how the property managers handle it. We requested before we booked and weren’t given the option to pay for it even. Was hoping to arrive 2-3 hours before checkin. They gave me a canned answer saying I would be told day of despite it not being booked the day before we got there. Day of, we departed and I requested again around 9am. Got the same canned answer. Eventually received an email around 11 saying no early checkin. Drove by rental to go to the beach around 2pm, no one was there cleaning. Woulda been nice to checkin and walk to the beach after unpacking.
Also, don’t expect much space on the public beach. It’s a very small slither of space the whole area congregates to. Why such an issue? The private beaches flanking it are off limits for setup and actually policed. Only the private beach wet sand can be walked on. People setup 4- 6 ft in front of you and right next to u. It gets crowded. It was actually difficult navigating through the crowds ant umbrellas to get to the water. Also canopy laws, can’t setup within 30’ of wet sand. So bring umbrellas and get there prior to 8am to get waterfront views. I’ll be honest, I’ll never make the mistake of going to a public beach in that area again. On the flip side, this would be excellent for those who go to the beach just to casually walk it then go home. With kids, that wasn’t our case.
To their credit, the owners identified checkin rules and that this was a public beach, but I’ve never been to one so small and never seen private beaches policed. It was sad being ridiculously crowded and seeing vast areas of private beach unused or 1 row deep of chairs. It’s within the owner rights under local law, but felt glutinous and snooty.