We stayed in the 2nd story apartment, and it worked well for our family. We happened to stay during an unusually hot week, and there was no AC. We opened all the windows at night, opened all the doors, turned on all the fans, opened the patio door, placed a fan, and blew the cool ocean air into the house. We slept very comfortably with this arrangement.
The close proximity to the beach was perfect for us, and we enjoyed using their beach toys and towels. There were also beach chairs.
We rented a Dodge Caravan and learned how to park it in the garage. We had enough space on each side to get our boys out of their car seats and unload the trunk.