We loved this place, while yes, the beach down below was missing everyday cause of the tide being high, the sound of the water crash on the rocks and into the yard were great. All the surfers we got to watch and the many dolphins that swam through, with the surfers and jumped the waves were what we enjoyed. Our unit was the smallest but was perfect for the two of us. If we were not sleeping, we were on the front porch or had the French door open and watching from the couches. If you are the bottom unit, you will hear upstairs people, sure it is the same with middle, but really was not that loud. Was able to park right in front every day. I wanted to take the porch and ocean view home with me. We also did enjoy all the military helicopters too. If you get a chance take the whale watching tour, we saw two whales that stuck around us for about an hour and on our way back saw 200-400 dolphins jumping waves and swimming towards us.