Not sure where to start, because there is so much to say. Booking process with owners went very well, via phone and subsequent e-mails, and owner went out of their way to try and get us in a day early (traveled early to beat a snowstorm) but the place was booked that night, but at least he really tried.Got to the resort earlier on Sunday than planned, and asked for early check-in, Sadly the people who stayed the night before left a bit of a mess, so it took longer than normal for the maintenance staff to clean, etc. and fix a broken door hinge, but we were able to get into the cottage a few hours earlier that 4p.m., which was good. Took the opportunity to walk on the beach, explore the island, grocery stores etc.
The cottage is extremely nice and was very very clean, and basically had everything (one exception - a glass martini glass, did have a plastic one but I'm fussy!) Seriously, the kitchen was fully loaded with all types of dishes, pots, pans etc. - and not the cheapo kind, but real nice plates, fry pans, mixing dishes, utensils,etc. The rest of the place mirrored what the pictures showed on the listing - all the furniture was in excellent shape, the whole place was very neat, organized and comfortable. Two big pluses - TV and Internet. Sometimes I really can't figure out all the remote controls, and passwords for internet, etc etc, but both of those things worked fine and were top shelf.
As to the area, we were about a eight minute walk to the beach, so no beach view but we knew that. The street and neighborhood had all the same type of villa's, landscaping was very nice,and the area was quiet - maybe 1 out of 5 villa's were occupied - probably due to the time of year we were there. Bike rental available and you can tool around the island and or ride on the beach, as the sand is the hard type. We don't golf, but 5 really top shelf courses on the island if you are into that. Wife went to the Spa at the Sanctuary, the big fancy hotel about 3/4 mile from the villa - was the best Spa visit she ever had. We ate at a few of the restaurants on the island, which was good, but really took advantage of Charleston food and restaurants. We also explored the plantations, a local distillery, a naval museum, etc - a lot of stuff to do in the area. Sadly, it was the rainiest Feb. ever this year there (4 of our 10 days rain), but we just chilled, read some books, watched some movies, did sightseeing and really relaxed.
Overall, the whole experience was excellent!