Chris is a super nice guy and takes hosting very seriously. But there are definitely things that guests will want to know before booking. The unit is an extension of the house, with a door/laundryroom separating the spaces. so you have no control over the air conditioning or heat. the host controls it. the main living space is quite hot on a warm day and there’s no fan, and no screen on the slider so any cooking will make it very hot. so don’t expect to use the space comfortably if outside it’s 80+. there are fans in the bedroom which keep the bedrooms cool. The exhaust fan in the bathroom is surprisingly loud. It should definitely be replaced. By the pool, there are no lounge chairs to layout. And the edges of the pool have begun to crumble, which means sitting on the edge will result in sand like materials attaching to your bathing suit. There are also no pool items, no bbq, really nothing but upright chairs to enjoy the outside space. There’s also no plasticware to use by the pool, we did buy some and left them in the unit. But pool owners know you cant have glass or breakables near a pool so this restricted eating to inside. Also neighbors are super close by ( you can see into other houses from bedroom and other windows, and they have small children ( crying very early, yelling, loud music etc.) Theres also no way to rinse your feet before you enter the apt. in a beach town this is essential. A hose and a rack to keep beach items would be an important addition. There are also no beach items for visitors which would hv been great too (and appropriate for the location). There are 4 small pool towels you could use at the beach. Inside the kitchen area is difficult to use. There were no cooking items at all, no condiments, no sugar, no oil, no salt, nothing. The host was nice when I brought this to his attention but I opted to buy them for myself as we cook every day. There were also no Tupperware for extra food and cooking in general seemed an afterthought. Also every bit of kitchen items were stowed in cupboards below the counter but weren’t easy to reach. you had to squat to the ground to take out a drinking glass, which just doesn’t work if you are using the kitchen every day. Also the coffee pot was a motel 6 style, not even two full cups of coffee maker... totally unusable, so we bought a french press and left it in the unit. There were no mats to wipe your feet when coming in or out of the unit from the pool area and the ground was full of this chalky powder, so we bought mats and left them. There’s no emergency kit with bandaids etc, no sewing kit, none of the extras you need for guests. Things like furniture seem lovely to look at but aren’t of lasting quality. When sitting on the couch you could feel the wood frame of the sofa in the arm, bed pillows were inexpensive ikea with no allergy or bug covers, the mattresses had no bug covers, towels were stained, etc. There are also no dressers in either bedroom, and no luggage racks either. We definitely expected, for the price, a nice welcome basket and lists of local recommendations for restaurants, beaches, grocery stores, activities etc. That’s definitely part of the superhost ethos and something we provide in our own unit. Also the host said we couldn’t use the private off street parking spot that is included in the listing? and the street was torn up so it was a bit challenging to park on the street. To be fair, the host was nice and clearly cared, the unit was very clean on arrival but for close to $400/night, all in, the unit should be a welcome oasis, easy and comfortable to enjoy, with a way to stay cool, and all the amenities to make your stay easy and wonderful. The good news is, these items can all be fixed/bought/changed/repaired to make future guests more comfortable and give a higher quality of stay. It’s just not there yet.