My husband and 15-year-old daughter and I had the best time at Michael's place near the beach. We spent 8 nights there in August of 2015, and it was everything we had hoped it would be. Michael is a fabulous host: laid back, nice, solicitous, knowledgable, and just generally a cool guy. He was easy to get a hold of by phone or text or just knocking on his door. And he provided everything we needed to make our stay very comfortable. The 1BR apartment is clean, the full kitchen is easy to work in (there are a few spices, coffee/tea, butter, a coffee maker, a blender...), the water pressure in the shower is good, the TV is a good size and it has a DVD player, the bed is very comfortable, and the pull out bed/couch is as well (it's also easy to pull out into a bed). It worked out just fine having our daughter sleep in the living room each night. There are two fans, and it never got so warm we were uncomfortable. The apartment is attached to the main house, but we had our own deck, and our own driveway, and it felt private. Michael has a nice yard that is shaded most of the day. And he has the best golden retriever, very sweet. The house is located just about 6 blocks from the beach. It takes about 10 minutes and you're there on the sand. It doesn't cost anything if you just walk on. It is guarded and lovely. The water was cool, but very swimmable, no noticeable undertow, and even on a rough day I was able to swim "laps", though closer to shore the waves are great for body surfing. You can take a nice long walk along this beach, to one of the Browning cottages. My husband took a run every morning, part of it going along the beach which ends up in a wildlife refuge for the piping plover. The streets around there are flat and perfect for bike riding. Michael provided two one-speed bikes, which my daughter and I rode on a 3-mile loop down to the wildlife refuge, and by a farm that has curly-horned sheep. Another day, I popped down to the farm that has a market, about 5 blocks away, and put my goodies in the basket on the back of the bike. The surrounding area is rural and quite beautiful. The neighborhood is quiet with a mix of beach community/suburbia feel. Michael provided two kayaks (3 seats total) that we used by wheeling them 2 blocks down to Potter's Pond, which is large. It's shallow, and quite interesting for its oyster farming beds. The water is flat and easy to kayak. Twice we kayaked to East Matunuk beach-- it's about a 20-minute paddle away. In sum, it was a perfect beach vacation, that was quiet and allowed us to be physically active, in a beautiful area, with a great host. We'll be asking to...