I will start by saying that the view from the house is incredible. The house is directly on the beach and you can’t really beat the proximity to the pier and restaurants. However, this is the extent of the positivity.
I’d asked the host, Andrew, more than once (and with enough time to spare before our check in date) if it was possible to get an early checkin at 3, instead of 4. Once he decided to respond (after multiple attempts on my part) he said “won’t be able to tell you until the day of”. Fine. I understand, no problem. Day of check in arrives and we clearly aren’t getting in an hour early, again, fine, no problem. What was a problem was that when we arrived at the house, just after 4pm, it was still being cleaned and delayed us after we’d been traveling for 3.5 hours. Zero communication from the host even though the cleaning girl had informed him she was running behind. I tried calling the host and was sent to voicemail because he was “at an appointment”. We just spent a considerable amount of money and he couldn’t step out of wherever for 2 seconds? With that being said, we were offered a check out time of 12 vs 10 (which, 10 is a little ridiculous for check out in the first place). Beyond this, the house is not up to code. There’s only 1 way in and one way out. The balconies are getting ready to give out and not for nothing, who has carpet in a beach house…
If you don’t care about the state of things, the view is worth it. I only recommend caution.