I picked this unit because property is close walk to beach. This was important because we had 1 toddler and 1 infant to get back and forth to beach. This part worked out very well. The unit, however, was a disappointment. The biggest problem was no shade/covering over sliding glass door in dining room. This was a problem because a flood light shown in through that door from sunset to sunrise, giving little privacy. Worse, the sliding louvered doors that give privacy to the master bedroom were broken, so no privacy AND the flood lights shown in there all night as well. This was noted by another reviewer, but apparently never fixed.
The condo has a nice view of the ocean, which we enjoyed after my husband and I cleaned the six (or so) patio floor-to- ceiling windows (just how I wanted to start my vacation). I know sand and salt are an issue so close to the beach, but these windows hadn't been cleaned in some time. They did stay clean for the 6 days we were there, and we enjoyed the view immensely!
Other items in disrepair include: 1) shade in bedroom with king bed didn't raise/lower; 2) exhaust fan in master bath worked but was hanging out of wall; 3) dishwasher had 3 inches of water in the bottom of it that I didn't find until third day I was there [I was hand washing dishes as there are only 7 dinner plates and 6 salad plates (in a condo that accommodates up to 8 people), so easier to wash by hand--I can say there were plenty of drinking glasses]. When I did find the water in the bottom of the dishwasher, it smelled very foul!
I contacted Criss in customer service first thing the next morning (Saturday) about all of these items. She returned my call after 2 hours saying she would talk to maintenance. On Monday, a curtain was finally placed over the dining room sliding doors, and louvered doors to master bedroom were repaired. The dishwasher was repaired the next day after I reported, so faster response here. Other items needing attention (shade in king bedroom and fan in master bath weren't repaired during our stay).
Final comment, the white tile floors in the condo are beautiful, but the area rug and sofa in the living room were quite stained, giving the impression of an overall lack of cleanliness. Sea Vista pool was clean with plenty of chairs, but pool fountain needs some repair. In all, I would not rent this particular unit again, but would rent a unit along beach front that doesn't look out over unsightly pump house.
