Things got off to a memorable start. I asked about early check in a week in advance, followed up again the morning of, and never received a response. Then 4:00 p.m., the official check in time, came and went, and the house still wasn’t ready. We spent the first hour of our 5,000 beach vacation sitting in the driveway with two kids, two dogs, and a car full of groceries.When we finally got inside, we were greeted by a massive cockroach. At least someone was there to welcome us. He must have received the early check in approval.The beach facing balcony doors were another adventure. The latches were so corroded they barely worked. Half the time we couldn’t get them open. The other half they wouldn’t stay shut and swung back open on their own, making it hard to enjoy the balcony.Then came the 4:00 a.m. text reminding us to take out the trash. Nothing says “relaxing vacation” like a pre dawn chore list.Water pooled under the house where everyone parks, and there weren’t even basic beach toys for kids, unlike most rentals that provide a small starter kit. On our third night, the smoke detector started sounding around 2:00 a.m.Delayed check in, poor communication, broken balcony doors, flooding, missing beach toys, a 4:00 a.m. trash reminder, a sounding smoke detector, and one very confident cockroach made this feel nothing like a premium rental.Also beach view from the first floor is a stretch, it’s not as described, partial water view and mostly dune view only.