It was a mixed bag, but an overall great experience.The owner was communicative and friendly.I'll start with the negatives: the parking is tight. The bushes and vines are in severe need of a major trim.The door handle wouldn't latch and the deadbolt could be difficult. In fact, when we first arrived, the door just pushed open as the deadbolt hadn't been locked properly and the door knob was misaligned.The cottage has a definite patina of age. The kitchen counter is warped, the medicine cabinet is chipped, the refrigerator is a bit rusty, the exhaust fan in the bathroom doesn't work. Several people have remarked about nails protruding from the floor and I, or more accurately my foot, can confirm that they still are and should be fixed.There is a broken CRT TV in the living room, but a functioning LCD TV in the bedroom. It was inconvenient to have to sit on the bed to watch TV.There is no stove to cook on on the kitchen, but the owner was completely up front with us about that ahead of time. Finally, it was a welcome surprise to find a large Jacuzzi tub. It was equally disappointing to discover that it doesn't work. It wasn't advertised in the listing, but it was still disappointing.Now for the positives: it was clean and we saw no bugs (as others had reported). But the star is the location. A very short walk to Keyes Beach and close to the center of town. That alone made everything else insignificant.

Great spot for a quick vacation

This was a great location for two people. The cottage was clean and neat and allowed us to spend lots of time at the beach. It was wonderful being able to walk just a few houses down and spend the day. Owner was able to accommodate an extra day for us which was wonderful. May want to put some blinds on the bedroom skylight in case guests want to sleep in, but other than that, it was great!

The cottage was nice enough but there was one huge flaw. There was no way to cook!There is no stove/oven in the cottage. Outside was a nice five burner gas grill. But – no propane! When I contacted the owner he apologized and said the main house next door had a propane tank that we could take. My husband went over there but couldn’t get the tank free. We were going to just use that grill but couldn’t get the gas knob to turn on. Owner was located in NY. He said he had a friend who was local who could help us. But…couldn’t get ahold of him. He then PayPal’d 120 to us for a dinner (as we had already shopped and purchased the makings of a complete dinner with Ribeye steaks). But that didn’t change the fact that we couldn’t cook for our entire week’s stay.