We loved the bamboo house! Just beautiful, with high ceilings and a large wrap around deck/porch, and we loved listening to the frogs at night and the birds in the morning. We had a couple geckos join us in the kitchen as well! We didn't use the loft area, but it was larger than we realized from the pictures and would be a fun spot for kids to sleep. There are some great beaches just a few minutes from the house - our favorite was Carlsmith, which had really calm water for our one-year-old and lots of turtles. We also really enjoyed Seaside restaurant for seafood, which was one of the closest restaurants to the house.