The 4th street, 5th floor corner location on the boardwalk, the communication and assistance from Ken, and the views, could not have been better. We were aware from the clear listing there would be steps up and down, between both the upstairs and downstairs bedrooms and the main floor. But it did get tiresome living on a split level for us, especially for my husband with severe rheumatoid arthritis. There was also another half flight of steps just to get to the elevator for the building, making moving in and out of the unit challenging without a cart available until reaching the elevator landing.
I want to add that we are not smokers, and are unable to tolerate smoke, so the constant pollution from the frequent smoking by our neighbors on their balcony was very disturbing, since the balcony is so wonderful to sit out on and enjoy the expanse of ocean and boardwalk views. I believe for this unit, smoking is not allowed even on the balcony. I imagine this is completely out of the control of the owner. We have noticed this while renting at various other units as well, except on balconies with full privacy walls.
That being said, I still highly recommend this unit and Ken, absolutely. I would only request an easy fix of changing out the lower bedroom mattress and box spring, since my husband and I found the huge dip in the center of the bed, made sleeping quite uncomfortable due to the lack of support.
Still overall we had a terrific 9 days in this unit!