Positives:
~ GREAT location, right across the street from one of the best learning surfing locations around, walking distance to so many things downtown, really you can't beat the location, this is the main reason you should stay here
~ Awesome view
~ Spacious apartment
~ Cool decor
~ Nice pool!
~ AC Worked well and was needed!
~ was clean and had nice linens & comfy beds
Things to be aware of - to set your expectations:
~ AC Units are one in the master bedroom window and one next to the sliding glass door of the living room. They work well, the place keeps cool, BUT they are loud as heck, which I think affected my sleep - so if you're sensitive to noise when you sleep this may be something to consider.
~ it's a pretty old apartment, i'm guessing built in the 60's or 70's, certain things are a bit funky, like the louvered windows and sliding glass door are challenging to open/operate but you can get them to work
~ There's a lot of Do it Yourself handyman upgrades in this apartment - part of me thinks "right on, good for you to try to improve your property" the other part of me was like "hmm some of these improvements were a bit amateur" but overall the apartment was charming and grew on me by the time we left.
~some funky setups with the light switches - what turns on what, handles missing for switches you're not supposed to turn (in the master bedroom) others taped into position always on (in the bath) but once you figure out the fan remotes control the fan and those lights you pretty much have it sorted.
~ We got locked out (twice) because the bottom front door-handle locks from the inside, but the only key provided doesn't fit it, only the deadbolt, so we ended up having to find a ladder and scale the back deck to get back into the unit because there were no backup keys anywhere nearby, the cleaner is the only on-island person and she was hours away when this happened, so if they haven't corrected the bottom lock situation (which should be easily corrected) be sure NOT to lock it and only use the deadbolt.
Would i stay here again? I think yes - now that i've got my expectations correctly set and I realize it's not a "perfect" apartment, but it is a charming apartment that is in a great location so for the price point i think it was a good value so with those caveats i'd say give it a go!