As you open the front door the ocean is right there! The view is exactly like the main picture. It was a perfect beach spot - we loved hanging on the very large deck with the very comfortable chaise lounge. We saw Dolphins a few times right in front of us in the water. Lying in bed at night the moon was right there over the water and the waves were crashing right under us. It was magical at times.
The apartment itself is a bit funky. Comfy furniture but funky. This is a surfer's funky beach house where we felt at home. The bed is very soft. The kitchen needs some attention. We like to cook and eat at home... There were only three big plates and two small ones. That's it. Just a couple of pots and pans. The fridge drawers are broken and funky. No dish drain. We still managed to make awesome meals and eat them on the deck, but a whole set of dishes and real glasses- not jars, would be a great addition. What was nice was that the kitchen had all condiments and spices.
The problem we had was with the downstairs tenant. This is a duplex with us being on the top floor. The tenant downstairs rented the place for a month and used it to entertain all of her best friends and acquaintances till the wee hours of the morning. She also smoked and the smoke would carry into our unit through the windows that we kept open to have fresh air and listen to the waves... She also played music on the very good sound system that the downstairs unit has and the base kept us up 'till 2 AM on the last night of our stay. Eric has nothing to do with this, but what happens downstairs totally effects the upstairs. We tried to ask, nicely, beg, reason and negotiate with the downstairs tenant but nothing helped.
She also blamed us for using the hot-tub and making it sandy which was totally not true. That was the only really unpleasant aspect of our stay.
Eric is not very responsive in a timely way. We needed a plunger one night and couldn't find it (it was under a bag of cotton balls...) and the toilet was flooding. We left Eric messages and texted him and he didn't get back to us till the PM of the following day... Same with other texts and messages. Not a problem unless you have some sort of an emergency...
But all and all it was a wonderful stay - really! We would love to go back.