The privacy of this unit is totally worth the longer walk to the heated pool and the beach! The walk through the property is absolutely gorgeous, we loved all of the bougainvillea. If you have gear you need to take down to the beach (stroller/beach tent/cooler) it's 100% worth it to drive it down to the public beach access parking lot! We're pretty fit, but pushing the stroller with the baby and all of our gear up the two big hills on the way back to the unit was killer after a day of snorkeling. The beach was perfect. Easy to find a secluded spot to set up, and very soft fine sand. It was a great spot for snorkeling. We swam with a school of beautiful little fish, and on the last day a turtle came and swam with us right in the shallow water. There was a maintenance issue as soon as we walked through the door, but she was very communicative.