Pros: It was updated, clean and attractive. Good appliances, esp the washer-dryer and dishwasher. We had a minor problem with the washer but resolved it quickly. Good outdoor equipment for beach. Comfortable sofa.
Negatives:
1. We had known that it was the upside down arrangement and decided quickly that we did not care for that. Just not convenient.
2. We knew that a problem had existed with AC but thought it had been fixed. It definitely had not! You either froze or were hot. If upstairs was comfortable, downstairs was freezing. Nothing in-between, esp in the spare bedroom.
3. Several bugs and spiders were in the bedrooms (another reason not to like the upside-down arrangement.)
4. No pool; we booked quickly thinking that it was the last choice and did not realize that owner did not have an arrangement with any Kiawah properties to use a pool. We are outdoor people and spent the day playing tennis, golf and biking so we really wanted to have a pool to use.
5. In re to above, if you are not on a Kiawah property you lose a lot of the perks.
6. TV with the streaming was not conducive to watching sports and news which we love. Basically you had to watch movies or nothing.