Overall, our stay was good for 14 days. Some interesting observations about the property and expectations, but we were comfortable and enjoyed our time. Property Manager Lance was excellent to work with (5 stars for him), he was very responsive and friendly to work with. Location of property to beach and downtown area is walking distance is one quick shot. This was very nice and convenient.
Large kitchen table accommodated our 11-12 person group (ages 65-3 years old). Pool is large, and pool area outside had plenty of seating for everyone - loved that. The house is large enough for all of us to sit and move comfortably. lots of sitting areas with TV's. we had some nice surprise gifts when we arrived. Some quirks about the place...there was a siren/beep that would go off often in the master bedroom. we had no idea what this was about or how to stop it. there are several 'dogs will bite/guard dog' signs on the property, and a house number is not visible - which made deliveries of groceries very hard or impossible for some vendors. the house does not come with pool/beach towels. there are several bath towels. no hand towels for kitchen or wash cloths. wish we would have known that some of these linens were not provided prior to our travel, as we had to purchase. i would have brought some old ones from home to use for two weeks then throw away/leave there. additionally, with staying for two weeks and a large group, we had a surprise with the laundry. i did not recall seeing any details (including in the contracts) on needing to pay extra to use the washer/dryer. after we arrived, we requested to use the laundry which we were informed is $250 per week. we needed to use it...beach towels in use for two weeks with 12 people, laundry needs to be done. Pool: i missed the detail in the contract, where to heat the pool above 78 degrees, we must pay $200/week. we agreed to heat it to 84, and lance kindly negotiated with us on this. just something to be thoughtful of, as this was my miss.
the signage in the house is interesting...there are explicit signs on what to do/what not to do in some areas. there are 5 signs at the sink indicating not to put food down the drain. several signs in other areas around house rules.
overall, our stay was nice, however with some of the rules it felt as though the property owner was not totally comfortable with guests staying. this was not a cheap trip, i felt we got ok value for what we spent.