The unit itself is nice enough. The views are nice and the unit is clean and had everything we needed to have a good stay. It was good for the four of us. There were a few trivial things - the balcony door doesn't slide very well and the pull-out couch is terribly difficult to get back into place once you've used it. Neither of those things was very important, however, so we did not mention them to Midway Realty and they did not affect the quality of our stay - just something to note for the future. We appreciated having the beach chairs and beach towels. The air conditioner kept the unit cool and comfy. The Wi-Fi was very good. The unit was very quiet while we stayed. Communication with Midway Realty was pretty good. Overall, as far as the actual unit was concerned, we were happy.
The problem we had was with the actual building that the unit is located in and, unfortunately, that's not something that can be overlooked. The building itself is decrepit. It seems to be in a constant state of refurbishment, so it looks pretty bad at the moment. I could live with that - upkeep and repairs need to happen after all - but multiple days of constant fire alarms and power outages and loud messages blaring into the bathroom (there is a speaker in the bathroom) was so annoying. The final straw was the emergency evacuation which occurred early in our stay and ruined the rest of our trip. It started with an evacuation announcement accompanied by screeching alarms and a constant loop of commands to leave the building immediately. My husband was out at the time this happened, so I sent my older daughter on for help and began dragging my handicapped daughter down 29 flights of steps. My daughter is 11 and is severely cognitively and functionally handicapped. While she can walk, it is extremely difficult for her and she normally uses a wheelchair. She is also autistic, so the alarm itself was causing her great distress. I managed to drag her down 29 flights, terrified that we were all going to die because we were not moving fast enough. The announcement kept telling people to evacuate immediately and that handicapped patrons should follow the 'handicapped evacuation plan'. NOWHERE in the unit was there any mention of this plan. When we finally reached the bottom - we were then informed that the alarm was by mistake and there was never an emergency at all. No one bothered to announce that there was NO emergency until the event was over.