Melissa's home is a great value especially for the price we paid. I booked it for a covid-safe friend reunion and we had a great time. There were good things and things to improve about this place for anyone looking to stay.
Good: Great number of beds and they were very comfortable, we went to the beach and they had 2 beach umbrellas and 2 beach chairs with a cooler and beach towels for all the guests, they allow pets, everything in the kitchen was in working order for big breakfasts, there is a charcoal grill for big dinners, enough driveway for 3 cars comfortably, and as I will mention below we had some bumps at check in but Melissa was very responsive and fixed the issues quickly.
Needs improvement: one of the outdoor trash cans was overflowing with trash when we got there, there is not many good restaurants or things to do in the area so you have to drive out at least 10-15 mins, there is a pool but it is ice cold because the trees don't let the sunlight warm the pool, the house is in need of minor renovations like painting or door replacements and WD-40 on squeaky doors, when we did the easy check in the security alarm went off for a few minutes, and the house was at 81 degrees because the AC compressor wasn't running. Luckily, Melissa stopped the alarm quickly and also sent her handymen to fix the AC within 2 hours and reimbursed us for some of the lost time we had to spend outside.
Overall, it was a great value for what we paid, the host was very communicative, we stayed mostly at home because of the pandemic but we did wish the area had better takeout options.