As an active duty military family, we don't have the opportunity to see family very often, so our trip to Pass-a-grill was not only the first vacation we've taken in years, but we were also planning to see family that we hadn't seen in a long time.
I was surprised to receive an email the day before we were supposed to leave for our vacation, that disclosed that the 'beachhouse' we were expecting to stay in was actually an apartment! All the advertisements we had seen previously on VRBO showed pictures of what we thought was a single family house, but the pictures hid the rest of the 'compound'. There are actually 4 total apartments on the property in 2 separate buildings. Parking is extremely tight in the driveway, but the owner did provide us with an on street parking permit at no additional cost, which was nice and we were able to use for family who visited.
We had been planning to have a BBQ on the 4th of July, but the grills were rusted out and unusable, so we cooked in the oven and on the stove instead. It was nice having all the kitchen necessities, but a grill was advertised. The hammock in our part of the yard was moldy so we couldn't use it, and the patio set needed a good cleaning before we could use it. I also didn't like having to share the laundry with other renters, especially since there were a couple time conflicts and we were originally expecting a SFH.
Overall, we did have a good experience. There are just those few things I would have liked to have known up front. The apartment was really cute and there was more than enough space for our family, but there are SFHs available at cheaper prices. We loved being only a couple blocks from the beach so much that we are considering retiring in the area eventually.