Overall peaceful trip, nice for sitting outside, wildlife watching, enjoying the sunset within the tree-lined view. We come each year for the beach so only spent mornings and evenings at the house but it’s a nice house to come back and relax in, after you make it back up the steep hill and all the stairs…
Pros:
Well-stocked and nice layout of kitchen
Living space
Outdoor seating / porch
Grill
Lots of blankets
There is a coffee grinder, even though when asked about this in advance they said there isn’t one
Cons:
VERY steep driveway, we scraped our car each time in and out and difficult to park on
Indoor stairs are steep
Not ideal for toddlers or not fully able-bodied individuals (I recently had knee surgery). Both “kid” bedrooms are downstairs and adult bedrooms upstairs.
Managed by a company, not the owners, and they might not know all the details of the house or be as responsive, we asked for late check-out morning of but didn’t get a response in time.
Trash - you’re expected to take the trash halfway down the hilly driveway which was hard for me with a knee injury and needing to take a soiled diaper out several times a day. Then on trash pickup (I think Mondays) the cans will partially block the driveway.
Bring plenty of beach towels. Can walk to the Marina Beach, it’s about a quarter mile, 10 min walk. On the weekends when parking at the beach is restricted to owners only, people park nearly as far back as this house.
