I guess I would rate it as "Great", so 4 1/2 stars. We had an absolutely awesome week going with the kids to the beach every single day. It was a truly relaxing experience, as we got the kids to enjoy nature at its best without any video games for an entire week!
The best part of the house is without question the deck. It is enormous and the breeze from the ocean and the sound of the waves (day and night) is just amazing and pleasantly relaxing. There were days that we would spend the entire afternoon on the deck while the kids played on the street below or also on the deck. The house is nicely decorated and has anything you would ever need. Specially the kitchen. No need to bring anything. The little neighborhood is also nice and quiet and the only traffic is from people that live in the neighborhood. So kids can easily ride their bikes on the street with no problems. The downstairs open shower is also VERY convenient. Coming from the beach and being able to wash off with warm water prior to going in to the house was definitely a bonus as we would not drag any sand in to the house (I am sure that was the intent of the homeowner!).
Getting to a decent restaurant or grocery store can take you at least 20 minutes by car (Galveston or Freeport), but for us it was not a bother since we just wanted to enjoy the house and the beach. We did go in to Galveston one day for additional groceries and took advantage to going to the Fisherman's Wharf for some fresh fish as well as Moody Gardens (nice place!).
The only real inconvenience we had was the internet not working, but we think it was a problem with AT&T and not the house router. So we got by with the few needed emails by phone. The other inconvenience was to not have a closed place to leave all the bicycles, scooters, etc and our beach gear downstairs (the garage is locked by the homeowner - understandably). So we would drag it all up to the deck every night or hide it in the outdoor shower. Eventually we got tired of that and would leave some of it downstairs as it seems like a pretty safe place.
We are not really in to fishing, but if you are, this beach seems to be a popular spot. Almost every day we would see people fishing right from the beach and catch some big trout!
We have already talked about returning next year. And if we do, it will most likely be to this same house.