Yes, you do have to hike up a bit of a hill to get to the location. If you have mobility issues, I would recommend renting a golf cart to drop off your stuff, and then take advantage of the fact you have that to tool around the island some. The unit was small and clean, with plenty of towels (so many towels!), complimentary water bottles (useful after that hike), a mini fridge and TV. We had a tough time figuring out the futon, but Brian was SUPER responsive and made sure to message me back AND call! 10/10 would brave that hill to stay again just because he was so accommodating.