Our family of 4 (two adults, two kids) had an amazing time at Marlena's place! Everything from the check-in process to the location to the actual unit itself was 5 stars. The unit was exceptionally clean, the beds were comfortable, and the layout was great with the bedrooms being in the rear of the house. We were worried that this might be a loud location (especially during spring break), but we were very pleasantly surprised to find how quiet it was inside the unit. We never heard outside noise at night.
I cannot stress enough what a FANTASTIC location this is. You literally could not be any closer to the beach. People flock to this location to watch the beautiful sunsets, and we were lucky enough to enjoy them from our front patio in rocking chairs every night! You are walking distance to many restaurants and bars. I highly recommend the vanilla rose latte and açaí bowls from Woody's (just a short 2 min walk from the house). We also loved City Tacos and ate there at least 3 times during our 5 day stay.
The building itself has 4 units, two upstairs and two downstairs. We were pleasantly surprised to find that the use of the common patio space was never awkward or cramped with the other guests. The patio is spacious and the chairs and tables are spaced far enough apart that you each feel like you have your own area. Our kids absolutely LOVED all the beach toys they found out on the patio (shovels, buckets, toys, etc). That was a really nice touch.
We cannot wait to book this place again!!