With some tweaks it could be a decent every year stay for us. The PROS: very responsive owner, super clean, bldg right on beach, actually heated pool, pool is wind blocked (good for Dec-Feb weather), walkable to a few good restaurants, quiet area, provides big beach towels, big porch, 2 coffee maker options (Keurig/ drip).
CONS: the mothball musty smell. The first two nights it was so strong that I used Starbucks coffee, the grinder we brought, and put bowls of coffee around the unit just so I could stay in there. Then we finally bought a diffuser and essential oils just to try and hide it. It was enough where someone hugged us after 2 nights there and said that I smelled of mothballs. YIKES. Maybe an ozone machine could get the smell out. If you have neighbors upstairs from this unit, make sure to bring your white noise machines. The people (kids) in 206 were dragging furniture around starting at 7am through bedtime. Made work calls, sleeping in, etc. impossible. It is so loud – and we even brought noise machines (on full volume). The bath (not beach) towels and sheets had so much fabric softener they were tacky to the touch. We had to wash them 4x just so our skin wouldn’t smell like softener. Kitchenware needs updating. No wine glasses. No grater, no strainer. Bring your own egg pan.
Most of these (except the ceiling/noises) are an easy fix and given the responsiveness of the owner, I’m sure she will remediate timely.