First of all, you should realize this hotel/highrise is GIGANTIC, with 32 floors and hundreds of condos. So prepare yourself for a lot of people, especially in the peak months/weekends. However, be thankful this particular condo is on the 2nd floor. This means you can park and walk in without stairs or elevators, but to go to the beach/pool you will have to go down one floor (we used the stairs most of the time). They have a few luggage carts/buggies to use, and you never have to wait on an elevator (which is a HUGE issue for people on higher floors). Also, the great thing about the second floor is: the condo has elevated ceilings, and I'm talking 20 foot ceilings with floor to ceiling windows with curtains in every room. Very impressive! The downside to that is, the 2 A/C units have a hard time keeping the place cool. I will give you our experience: We kept the curtains closed in our bedrooms most of the time to keep the sun from heating the rooms, but the curtains in the common area we tried to keep pulled open for the beautiful view. However that created such a temperature difference in the rooms vs the common areas; some nights it was freezing in the bedrooms, and other nights it was burning up. Very difficult to regulate temperature, and I think it all stems from the high ceilings and huge windows. I want to stress that this condo is beautiful, with comfortable bed, couches, lounge chairs, dining table and chairs, carpets/rugs. The place is cozy yet swanky. The kitchen is nice and fully stocked for cooking. It has a huge pantry to store your food items for the trip. Each bedroom has a dresser and night stands and big closets, and they all have nice updated bathrooms. Every room has a TV with cable/dish, but if you want to stream netflix or something, you need to bring a firestick from home. The only true problem we had was the fridge/freezer stopped keeping things cold for about a day, and the ice maker in the door melted so water leaked all over the floor. I contacted the owner/manager, but it was Labor day, so I didn't hear right back (which is understandable). They did send a maintenance guy out the next morning, and he fixed the fridge temps, but the ice maker never worked all week. Good thing there is a whole separate ice maker in the bar. Overall, this place is HIGHLY recommended. Just temper your expectation for perfection, and simply enjoy your vacation. You're at the beach!
