Melanie’s place was so so. I guess you get what you pay for? the apartment is right on the water (the unit is 1 back), and so there’s a constant lovely breeze and you hear the waves. (You also hear the planes). The beach though wasn’t the greatest and the complex and unit are both old, and feel semi run down. But, on the plus side, If you walk down the beach a bit there’s an area with fewer rocks and pretty calm waters (you could surf sometimes), next to the public beach parking/entrance. We saw a few turtles which was awesome. It was nice that there was a closet full of beach chairs/toys/towels/snorkel gear (and some board games). The kitchen was also fully equipped which was great. The upstairs queen bed was mediocre. The downstairs beds seemed better quality.
The area is odd. It’s right behind the aquarium, so there’s traffic on the main road for that, so it didn’t feel remote or very private. But, it was a 15 min drive one way to get anything.
While it’s listed as a 2 bedroom, neither of the bedrooms have full walls. There’s an open loft upstairs, and the downstairs bed has sliding doors with an open vaulted ceiling. So if you have the light on in the living area/kitchen, there’s no way to make the bedroom (or loft) dark/quiet.
Finally, while I’m fine to run the dishwasher before leaving an air bb, as was required, asking guests paying $250 for cleaning to empty all the garbage and take them out to the complex bins at the far end of the parking lots is too much.