Almost 4.5 stars for value/overall experience, but ended up giving it 4 stars.
Pros:
- Great location and proximity to the beach
- Nice view of the beach and ocean from the apartment/deck, although some of the view is of the roof of the next place down
- Good size and style to the place itself
- Wonderful to hear the ocean waves from the deck
- Responsive owner
- Gas fireplace. We didn't use it much but it was a nice touch in my opinion.
Cons:
- No reserved parking spot -- this probably isn't a big deal many times, but I had to look for a spot on the street for a while more than once, which complicated unloading our stuff one of the times.
- Perhaps not a major con for many visitors, but the unusually wide spacings between the railings on the deck are not ideal if you have young kids, because they could fall through without much difficulty. ~20 foot drop on to concrete/asphalt if things went bad. Please note this is the same for the other units and is not the owner's fault/choice. Also, I am not trying to scare people, it's just something to keep in mind if you have young children. Poor design choice by whoever constructed the building.
- No AC unit. Probably not important most times, but my family and I were there during the heat wave. Even then it cooled off a lot at night and opening the sliding door helped quite a bit. However, achieving air flow across the entire unit to reach bedrooms required opening other windows, which then lead to noise from the street (and it may not be safe to leave windows open all night).
In conclusion, this is a really good place and we loved the location. We would happily go back even if it isn't "perfect."