I want to give an honest review, without scarring the place's reputation. So first, I will say, overall, this place was good.
The pros: The location was excellent. You can see the beach from the front of the house. The house was well lit with great modern features. Anthony, if that was his name, lives across the way and said he helped with the maintenance of the house. He was so friendly and pleasant.
The cons:
Cleanliness: The floor was very sandy when we walked in. While it is a beach house, I would expect the floors to not be so sandy with that very high cleaning fee they charge. My friend might have gotten bed bugs from the couch/futon. She woke up with visible bite marks on her face an arms. Everyone we have shown the bite marks to have said it's definitely bed bugs. They were probably left from a past traveler but need to be taken care of asap. There was also a tampon lodged in the cracks of the couch. Hospitality: At 10:50 AM, we get loud knocks on the door. I call out "who is it?" and no one answered. The knocks come again, even louder than before. I yell again, right at the door "hello? who is it?" More knocks, but no answer. So I finally crack open the door. It is a woman. She says "are you leaving soon?" I tell her "yes." She then says "check out is in ten minutes." I tell her I know this, and that we are trying to gather up our things to head out. She says "okay, I'll wait here" (right in front of the door). Five minutes later, I am out, getting the car to pull around so the other two guests can load their luggage. She comes out to me and says "are you done in there yet??" Very persistent. I tell her the other two are making their way down right now. She says I need to call them or get them immediately because it's 11 now (it wasn't 11 yet). She was just not pleasant and I don't understand why she was so upset about us not leaving before 11. I believe she was the cleaning lady. This did not sit well with me.
I hate giving less than 4 star reviews as a host myself, but with the bed bugs, the tampon, sandy floors, and really rude cleaning lady, I do have to rate this 3 stars. The place was very expensive and with the price I paid, I definitely expect nicer staff and a cleaner experience.
But again, the location was to die for.