Despite some reservations I had about the decor/furnishings of this house based on the pictures, I put great weight on the positive reviews and booked Centennial Cottage for my family. Unfortunately, the house was disappointing in many ways, but worst of all, the owners made repeated, unannounced visits to the house during our stay (they apparently own a home down the street), which made us very uncomfortable. They rang the doorbell one afternoon, waking my baby up from his nap, because they said they needed to get their bikes from the house. The next day, they came by the house at least twice to get a bocce ball set from an interior closet. They never called or emailed me to give us notice that they were coming by. This was unprofessional and inappropriate, and I caution potential renters because everyone expects a certain level of privacy when you rent a vacation home, and these owners do not respect that privacy.
In addition, the house is not accurately described. While it has a lot of potential, it has not been "recently remodeled" and is not "beautifully decorated" with "new" furniture - the owners have furnished it with old, mismatched furniture; dingy, worn linens; uncomfortable beds and pillows; a small, old TV with faded color on the left third of the screen that they claim to be an "entertainment center" in the main living area; and average kitchen appliances. The house is also not well maintained - when we arrived, we had to kill a roach and other bugs, numerous light bulbs were out, the toilets were dirty, the locks on all balcony doors were broken (a serious safety risk), and the gas grill was covered with caked on grease and barely working. I emailed the owner immediately about the bugs and asked her to have someone come out and spray - she didn't respond until 2 days later and only offered to have her husband spray (not an exterminator). When we discovered the grill condition, we were forced to ask my sister to bring a charcoal grill because we had a freezer of meat and desperately needed a grill (we have small children and can't dine out often). During one of their numerous drop-ins, after we had told them about the grill condition, the owner "caught" us using the charcoal grill and smugly scolded us instead of offering a solution (he finally replaced it).
We love Coast Cottages, and I highly recommend the area for the proximity to the beach and the pools, but this home - and the owners, in particular - gave us a bad experience.