The host was ontop of communications, the location of the home was 3 or so houses from the beach and the balcony was nice! Great spot especially for the price! The photos of the home are outdated though. Also the listing does say no A/C but we thought being so close to the ocean would help but it really didn't. It was pretty miserable in the home during the peak of the day with all windows open and fans on. It did however cool down at night. Our travel was at the end of July. We also didn't really feel like we could use the communal downstairs patio.