This is a mixed review which I feel I must write for help future renters make an informed decision, but I want it to be fair because Dan is a very helpful and responsive host. So I think my primary review would be that a renter should be aware that these are older homes that have not been renovated, which is apparent from the pictures, but also which have quite a bit of deferred maintenance issues that cannot be seen in the pictures. Also be aware that if the rental is for a holiday weekend, you will be required to rent for minimum of 4 days. However, if it wasn't for the maintenance issues I would probably give these houses a 4 or 5, even though they are older and quirky, because of the great location, Dan, and the ability to have a large family/friend gathering in one place. To start with the positives of this rental. The houses allow for large group gatherings. The location is very good although a tad noisy in the Lodge house because it faces a busy road. However there is no noticeable road noise in back of either house, and Summer house has a great back yard patio area to BBQ and have a beer or wine. It is cool and shady out there and it has nice outdoor tables. Both houses have nice living room areas with clean and comfortable leather couches even if they are older. It is an easy 5-6 block walk to the beach which although quite popular and busy was outstanding for family and kids. Additionally, one of our group snorkeled in the swimming area and saw several fish, a leopard shark and a ray. In the Lodge house there is a very nice outdoor shower with hot water to rinse off in after going to the beach. While it is not "private" it is very nice to have hot water. There were at least two hot tubs that we used. The covers are old but the hot tubs themselves were maintained. Dan provided plenty of clean towels for both the house and beach. There are also great restaurants walking distance from here like Shorehouse Kitchen. As I said, Dan was a courteous and responsive host. Check-in was smooth, and when we did have several unfortunate problems he tried his best to resolve them quickly. Here is where I have to shift to a positive/negative. The negative is that these problems occurred at all, but the positive is that Dan was very responsive to attempting to resolve the problems. One problem was that there were two drains in Summerhouse that were blocked so that tubs virtually did not drain, however as soon as Dan was informed of the problem he arranged for a plumber and the drains were cleared within a few hours. There were a couple of other plumbing issues which could not be fixed like a pipe under a bathroom sink which leaked extensively. Dan attempted to...