The cottage is in an excellent location only a block from the beach. The neighborhood is quiet & safe. However, we are unable to recommend this rental to others. Upon entering, there is a very strong musty odor. An air filter is on the fireplace hearth, but it does nothing to remove the smell. On the nightstand in the bedroom there was a roach trap. I raised the window blinds in the bedroom & there were two roach traps. After seeing that, we never brought any food into the unit the entire time we stayed there. Many stains on the carpet, an attachment on the bathroom faucet makes it difficult to use the sink, peeling ceiling paint & quite a few other things that should be addressed, but by far the worst is the smell. As a result, we spent very little time in the rental. Also, we were sent an e-mail informing us that the next day city inspectors would be let into the unit. The email went to junk mail & we learned about it after the fact. We had valuables out that I definitely would have put away had I known people would be inside the unit. I wish we had been informed of that at the time we rented. The front courtyard is very nice, but can only be used in the summer months.