The home was spacious and comfortable. Looked just like the pictures. More room than we needed, with just my wife and me and our two boys.
For young kids it might not be the best because you have to keep the windows open (no A/C, which is probably pretty common in the area). And the balcony railings were not ones that you can let a 3-year-old hang out around without risk of falling. Slightly older kids would be fine. Keeping the air moving and the house cool was the biggest challenge. We're Chicago people used to cooler sleeping. But it's very close to the beach - less than a block down a pleasant little walkway. And the beach was nice. Soft sand and not too crowded.
The neighborhood is "lively" pretty close to the amusement park and all the restaurants and bars. But also lots of young people there to party. Got loud most nights but seemed to settle by midnight or so.
And it was an easy drive to all the downtown attractions.