My girlfriend and I stayed in the lower apartment for 4 nights. It has some great features and some not-so-great features.
Pros:
Great Beach Access. It has a boardwalk access to the beach, so easy access to the beach. I think some of the seating on the patio were for the beach.
Great Patio. There's a nice patio with plenty of seating and a grill (I assume it works as we didn't use it).
Great Location: It's in the quiet area with plenty of dining options. Also, it's about 10 minutes from Old Town St Augustine.
Nice decor/furniture. Nice beachy theme going with a nicely stocked kitchen. No coffee, but there is a coffee maker. This didn't bother me as I am not a coffee drinker.
Bedrooms. Each bedroom had a ceiling fan. My bed and the pillows were somewhat hard, but that is a personal preference.
Management Company Response: They were quick when I complained about the calcium buildup on the kitchen sink.
Cons:
Not soundproof. On the first two nights, the apartment above us was occupied. The folks were not noisy, but I could hear them when they blew their noses or coughed; when they had conversions (not yelling); when they did the dishes; when they went up and down the stairs at 4:30 am to pack their car to leave. I would think I should hear some of that, but not the conversions and dishes.
Maintenance needed: The faucet in the kitchen and the drain in the bathroom were encrusted with calcium deposits. The management company did come out and chipped away at the faucet. The drain in the bathroom sink was very rusty. The wall next to the bathroom sink was pretty marked up with what I suspect from the wall mounted mirror. The door to the bedroom to the right of the bathroom didn't close. It looked to me that the door was either crooked or the frame has shifted. It was more than just too much paint on the door and frame.
It's probably okay if you spend most of your time on the beach, but we were there in early December, so we may have spent more time in the unit than we would have if we had been there in the summer.
