We had read other reviews and knew that it was not a true gulf front view. Look at photo #20--that is taken on a narrow deck outside the entrance, leaning over the railing and looking between 2 buildings. So be aware that you will not be sitting on a balcony looking at the ocean.
Positives:
The unit was clean and had a dishwasher and stackable washer and dryer.
Location was great--just across the street from the beach.
Bed was pretty comfortable and AC worked great.
Updated kitchen
Cons:
I emailed Vacasa before our arrival to enquire about beach chairs, umbrella, coolers for the beach. No response. You will get beach towels and nothing else for the beach. Bring your own.
Patio chairs by the front door were rusted and broken---sitting on them would risk being cut on the back of your legs. Rust and broken metal had been spray painted. So deck was useless.
Absolutely minimal supplies in the kitchen. Not a single knife for cutting food--only steak knives and 2 serrated bread knives. No salt and pepper, no cooking oil and no spices.
Refrigerator had the ice maker turned off and the fridg turned down to the lowest temp--so no ice and not a cold fridge for the first 12 hours. Make sure you turn them on when you arrive.
No BBQ grill.
No recycling bin in the unit and no garbage or recycling bins outside. You are instructed to put your bags of garbage on the street on garbage day.
Light on the towels if you want to have 3-4 people. We had 6 bath towels, 2 hand towels, 2 washcloths--would be an issue for 3-4 people or bring your own washcloths. 4 beach towels but one was very small, thin and bleach stained.
We booked only a month before coming and settled for this unit because of low availability. I recommend booking father in advance so you get a unit with true gulf views and one that has beach supplies, grill, etc.
Bring anything you think you might need. You will get laundry detergent for 1 load, DW detergent for 2 loads. One single use shampoo and conditioner, 2 small rolls of TP.