House appears MUCH nicer in photographs than it is in person.
Pros- lovely beach, great view, deck area, convenient to airport & grocery stores (driving required), gas grill worked well
Cons - little to no maintenance, busy road, road noise, lack of privacy, lots of stairs, no generator, needs more basic supplies (bath & beach towels, hair dryers)
MAINTENANCE
House needs a LOT of basic maintenance, including:
- rotting floorboards & ceiling wood on deck
- kitchen cabinets interiors are a mess
- 2 fans are missing pulls so you can't turn them on/off
- millions of tiny ants inside
- 1 AC unit not working
- oven fan sounded like an airplane
- hurricane shutters broken upstairs so couldn't open
- alarm fob stopped working
- remotes needed batteries
- deck furniture & cushions are dirty/stained
- the list goes on...
BUSY ROAD / ROAD NOISE
The beach is terrific but getting across the busy road is dangerous. If you have small children it would be a nightmare. Older family members had a tough time crossing quickly as well. Pool area is quite pleasant but interrupted by constant road noise.
PRIVACY
Four units are on the property and share the laundry. The kitchen window looks directly out at one of the patios so there are people quite close by. Parking is tight if several units have cars.
STEPS
There are a lot of steps inside and outside. Tile floor is slippery when wet.
GENERATOR
No generator. We lost power twice for several hours each time. Neither outage was due to weather.