The location and ease to the beach and trolley stop were great. It was quiet and the local people we met who lived there were very friendly. Keep in mind I am am a clean freak, the cleanliness was not to MY standard. No shade to the owners, as I'm sure they use a cleaning service. But in my experience, cleaning services "clean at" to leave the appearance of clean and over time the cleanliness will diminish, as is the same for hotels. The added benefit to this stay rather than a hotel is the use of a full kitchen. We stayed for a week and we were able to prepare our own food. We have a vegan diet and not too many restaurants can cater to our lifestyle. It was also very cold in the place, the A/C was set to 71 (I think) and we had to go out and purchase sweaters. When we turned the A/C up a few degrees, we noticed it more humid inside and decided to keep the temp where it was. It was on the 3rd floor, but we took it as great exercise, when coming and going. Tiredness came the 6 trips, when we got there, to bring all of our stuff up the stairs.
Recommended stay if the cold, stairs and lack of clean-clean is not a bother to you. Our overall trip was a lot of fun. Thank you to the hosts for the accommodations and their quick responses to e-mail.