Our vacation was at the end of June. The house was perfectly situated 2-3 mins from the beach, but in a residential neighborhood so it was very quiet and private. We had everything we needed in the kitchen and the house was beautifully decorated and well maintained, even nicer looking than the pictures. My husband liked in particular that we could go from the kitchen through the utility room to the pool...No need to use the sliding glass doors. We could keep the dirt and the wet towels/swimsuits from spreading through the house and the air conditioning IN the house.....kids. The wifi worked very well, and there was a huge TV...but we never turned it on. Although there are purportedly several good restaurants in the area, we grilled poolside every night. Mustang Island State Park is very clean, the water was clear enough to see our feet....which we weren't expecting. We tried to go to the beach in Port Aransas, but decided it just wasn't anywhere near as nice as Mustang Island State Park, so we packed up and headed back. Port Aransas is a cute little town with more restaurants and touristy stuff, about 15/20 mins away, but we both liked the more secluded, less commercial feel of the area the house was located in much better. The owner was very nice and helpful (particularly by directing us to the HEB grocery store BEFORE we hit the island). The island had stores to buy beachy things and the basics. It was only about 10-12 mins over the causeway back to HEB if we needed anything more. We will definitely be back, and next time we want to try the "Riding Horses by the Beach", looks like it gets great reviews. This was definitely one of our most relaxing vacations ever. We didn't want to leave.