Nice house, and the location on a little “canal” is wonderful. Great deck w/ sizable table and chairs to sit w/ coffee or wine overlooking the water and relaxing (though deck is in full sun all day, so you might be scrambling for umbrella shade at the table depending on time of day - awnings would be nice to make both lower and upper decks more usable). Nice Trex-style decks and dock (no splinters!), and dock has ladders to get into the water with your kayak or floatie or just for a quick dip. Plenty of parking out front, a quiet and pretty neighborhood.
We were a group of seven - kids all had their own bedrooms, and w/ four bathrooms and an outdoor shower plus two living room areas (not to mention the big deck/dock), there was plenty of space to spread out. Hosts were perfectly pleasant to deal with and responded to our questions in a timely manner. Cleaning crew did an awesome job before we moved in. Unfortunately, they were behind schedule the day we arrived so we didn't actually get into the house until close to 5 p.m., which was a little disappointing. Property comes with linen service, so sheets and bath towels were waiting for us when we arrived.
There were a few little inconveniences but the hosts were aware of them and had them covered..... Automatic ice maker in the fridge wasn’t working, but they provided an ice-making machine in the kitchen (so cool, didn't know anything like that existed, and it worked really well!). Grill's automatic igniter was broken, but house manual indicated there was a lighter in the kitchen. There wasn't, so we ended up purchasing one. The biggest issue was the dishwasher - it was unstable and didn’t seem to be properly installed and we had to be very careful opening it or it would pull out from under the counter. The hosts offered to have someone come take a look at it, but it wasn't a vacation-destroying issue and we declined the offer - the dishwasher still worked well.
The air conditioning was more than adequate for such a big house, lots of ceiling fans, and there was always plenty of natural light with all the windows. Beach badges and passes for the private beach parking lot were great to have (we expected to walk to the beach but ended up driving - easier to transport all our stuff). It was nice to be on the bay side of the island and we took several evening bike rides to watch the sun set over the water.
Another fantastic and memorable LBI vacation in the books! Thank you!