The host was welcoming and accommodating to our request to check in earlier which we appreciate. The neighbourhood is very quiet and while there was regular landscaping/garbage collection (3 of our 4 mornings there), it happened after 9:00 am. The best features of this place are: the amount of natural light on the top (main) floor, the washer/dryer, garage, and spacious living rooms with TVs. The BBQ, outdoor dining patio and amount of ceiling lights were also great. The kitchen is fine for 1 person in it but the bathroom is small. Really wished there were more hooks/racks to dry all the face, hand & bath towels as there is only 1 and we were a group of 4. The 2nd bathroom in the garage was handy in an "emergency". Downstairs TV great for parents when the young kids are supposed to be sleeping. The suite is close to the beach, but the water is not particular clean but was adequate when we didn't want to face the highway again! Sand toys/boogie boards, laundry soap, cooking oil, saran, foil, takeaway containers, spices, mayo, mustard were all very helpful. AC not needed during our stay in early October but fans nice. The appliances run off propane gas and that did make us nauseous the first night, then we learned to open the windows before cooking as the overhead fan is not powerful.

Generally, lots of excellent amenities, basically clean, responsive hosts, and quiet neighbourhood. I think because of the great reviews I did expect more. The home is older and could use an update. Some features make the suite less "stylish" like the bathroom in the garage and the remodelled 2nd bedroom. But all in all, functional.

I would recommend this place as long as someone knew what the details (eg. 2nd bedroom is not as private as one would assume). Perhaps it's because I haven't had a horrible vacation rental experience that I expected a little more given the reviews and the relatively high cleaning fee. If I remember correctly, there weren't a lot of 2 bedroom rentals by the beach for this price so yes, it's a good rental. Next time which would be during the off season again, we would rent a car again but not limit ourselves to being walking distance to the beach and be able to afford a newer place.