Michael's place was great. It's so cute, about a 10min walk to the beach and close to the grocery store and subway. We went on one of the hottest weekends in the city (over 100 deg.) so the lack of ac units throughout the entire house was a real problem (only in 2 rooms). It got pretty hot upstairs with just fans, that it was unbearable to sleep there at night. However ac was literally the only problem we had, so I bet any other weekend it would have been fine. To limit our time in the house we obviously went to the beach, grilled outside and hangout on the awesome back porch. Michael was a great host and I would totally suggest his house for others going to the Rockaways.