My husband and I and another couple stayed at Melissa's beach house and it was a delightful three days and nights. Melissa met us the first day at the gate and showed us the home and got us settled in and made us feel very welcome. It truly is only about a 5 minute walk to a beautiful beach where you can watch the surfers or stroll for about a mile and half to a lovely rock cove. We also hiked up the mountain in the early morning and the views were amazing. The beach house was just perfect for us. First of all it was impeccably clean, tidy, well organized, and completely stocked with supplies, towels, kitchen and cooking ware, etc. Each bedroom even has a little wall unit fire place that was a nice touch and kept us warm in the cool evenings. I highly recommend Melissa as a host and her beautiful beach house on the nature preserve. We will definitely be back!