So this review feels a little redundant because this is a seaside motel, they're professionals so just set your expectations to 'it's a motel'.
They were totally cool about a late checkout, so thanks for that :)
Have to say I appreciated the motel as we tried another Airbnb and they couldn't get a cleaner at short notice, so it had to cancel our booking, obviously an actual motel has cleaning staff on hand, so score 1 for the Motel vs an Airbnb that's someone's home/spare unit.
I prefer being in a real home as it has more character than a faceless hotel/motel, but this motel was available at pretty much zero notice so we appreciated the accommodation.