I want to start off by saying that Charlie is a very responsive host and tries to be very accommodating. However, he should not be renting this property until it is renovated.
The house was dirty, linens were old and worn, furniture old and broken, the rug leading upstairs and covering the whole second floor was grimy and needs to be pulled up. The bathrooms had peeling paint in the tubs, areas of mold and rusting of the pipes. We had to clean out the utensil drawer in the kitchen as there were crumbs and grease in the drawer.
When we arrived, the light in the bathroom was out, there was no coffee pot, no laundry or dishwasher detergent. Charlie came 3 days after we arrived to gives us more supplies that his cleaning crew did not leave for us.
When we were stripping the beds prior to departing, I was appalled by the dirty and stained mattress cover that we were sleeping on.
The pictures are misleading, as it looks like you will have the whole house but the house is divided into two apartments. It is not a short walk to the beach, it is about a 30 minute walk if you are carrying beach gear, we needed to drive and it is $20 a day to park there.
I am very disappointed with this rental as the pictures, description and reviews did not match up with the condition that this rental was in. This was my summer family vacation and I had my mother and mother in law with us who were mortified at the condition of the rental. I was embarrassed that this was where we had to spend our vacation.