Great points:
1. House is very clean, tidy and organized.
2. House has great location: 8 minute walk to the beach (with kids), close to grocery store and restaurants.
3. Great layout with enough bedrooms, beddings, pillows, towels, beach towels.
4. Beautiful and well equipped kitchen. Dining/breakfast nook is bright.
5. Firepit, woods, grill, gas for grill are available.
6. Gianna, our local contact, is very helpful and prompt with responses.
Reasons for 4 stars are:
1. Home does not have a centralized AC unit but there are window ACs in the two bedrooms. On our first night, we were tired and the house being hot and does not have a centralized AC made my kids uncomfortable and complained a lot. The fan was on but it is not enough if you are tired and hot. We have to open the bedrooms’ door so the AC can accomodate the family room, it took awhile though.
2. Bathrooms need upgrading. The master’s bath needed a place to put your stuff in the shower. The common bathroom’s shelf is old and the wood look like it will not last long.
3. Extra toilet papers should be provided. We got there and the toilet paper in one of the bathroom is 1/4 roll. Without an extra paper around, we have to buy for use.
4. Lawn needs care. This was mentioned by the other reviewer. While it is fun to hangout in the backyard, the lawn is not being tended. Lots of weeds, soft parts of soil, burrows and grass were not mowed.
5. Washer and Dryer in the Basement. This one is important to us during the stay, we just came from another vacation from a different state and were looking forward to do some laundry. Unfortunately, the washer and dryer are both in the basement and access is through a bulkhead. It was steep and dark - I do not want to risk slipping and getting hurt. I hope they can find a location for the washer and dryer in the main floor.